There is a lot of information about cancer and cancer treatments on the internet. We recommend the following reputable sites for our patients to obtain reliable information.
- Cancer Australia - also with specific information for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
- Cancer Council of Western Australia - general information as well as information about local resources.
- Cancer.net - information for patients from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, including podcasts and video (under the `multimedia`tab)
- Cancerhelp UK - especially useful information regarding specific cancer types, website from the UK
- Finding My Way - coping with cancer online
- MacMillan Cancer Support - Easy to use UK website. Good place to start.
- National Cancer Institute - information about cancer generally and specific cancers from U.S. National Institutes of Health.
- British Columbia Cancer Agency - information about various aspects of cancer and cancer treatment (please note that there are some links to canadian resources which obviously do not apply to patients in Western Australia)
- UpToDate for patients - online resource searchable for almost all medical topics.
- About Herbs - reliable information about natural therapies, from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center