MEDLINE covers the fields of medicine, public health, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the preclinical sciences. Includes all citations held in CANCERLIT

This site includes a variety of information including general cancer info, clinical trials, statistics, research programs and research funding. In addition it contains a link to PubMed which allows you to search cancer literature with the cancer subset (results will be automatically limited to cancer related citations).

Links to MNCAT, the catalog of the University of Minnesota, as well as libraries in the metro area, Minnesota, the U.S. and beyond.

Provides information on publications, samples and mutations. Includes samples where no mutations were found during screening- allows calculation of frequency data for mutations in different genes from different cancer types. The types of samples that can be found at this site: benign neoplasms, other benign proliferations, in situ and invasive tumors, recurrences, metastases, cancer cell lines.

Gene Expression Omnibus Microarray gene expression data on a variety tissues, species, etc. Human tumor data is abundant.

Gene Expression Comparisons: Between normal tissues and cancer tissues, Between different cancer subtypes, In pathways associated with cancer. Find potential drug targets by looking at altered individual gene expression or altered expression in genes of different pathways

You chose the species (Homo sapiens), gene/protein of interest (Example: IGF2), and disease of interest (Example: Medulloblastoma. The site also has maps all of the known proteins associated with this cancer, gives a number and list of literature sources that site this association, maps/links genes/proteins associated with this cancer to other genes associated with this cancer and gives citations that show this association (Example: IGF2 and MYC). This site can be very useful for determining cancer pathways

-- The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community- based voluntary health organization.

Since its founding in 1982, the American Institute for Cancer Research has grown into the nation’s leading charity in the field of diet, nutrition and cancer. AICR supports research into the role of diet and nutrition in the prevention and treatment of cancer. It also offers a wide range of cancer prevention education programs. By adopting AICR’s Diet and Health Guidelines for Cancer Prevention, people can reduce their risk of cancer by 30 to 40 percent.

An interactive tool designed by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) to estimate a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer.

-- As described by the web site "This PLANET portal provides access to data and resources that can help planners, program staff, and researchers to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs."

--Information on the occurrence of cancer world-wide. Can also link to GLOBOCAN 2002 project which presents estimates of the incidence, prevalence, and mortality from 27 cancers for all countries.

-- Links to several organizations and subject specific websites

-- This site contains national cancer statistics for the United States, including: incidence, hospitalization and mortality.

-- A searchable database that reports statisics by state with comparisons to the nation.

-- Web information covering cancer incidence through national registries produced through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) who have jointly produced a set of official federal cancer incidence statistics from each state that has high-quality registry data.

The Environmental Health Investigations Branch at the California Department of Public Health has created a new online resource that presents the challenges of conducting environmental health studies in small communities, including the step by step process by which epidemiologists decide whether it is appropriate to conduct a health study. For example the site includes information about descriptive and analytical health studies, exposure pathways, the biological likelihood of developing disease, different types of bias, and a study power calculator. There are also overviews of three health study examples. The Web site was developed by epidemiologists, health educators, toxicologists, and other health scientists, and reviewed by others with similar expertise, as well as community advocates.

Genetics Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine’s web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions.

-- Contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.

-- A general information site which includes links to the latest news on cancer, NIH information, diagnosis, preventions, reasearch, treatment, statistics, and more.

The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs.

-- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is a not for profit, tax-exempt corporation that is an alliance of the world’s leading cancer centers. Includes an oncology outcomes database, news and clinical trials.

-- A central source for links to official international statistical sites, from the University of Auckland Library, New Zealand. Global, regional, and national statistics are available in a wide range of topic areas including demographics, economics, and health. Searchable. Examples of statistics providers include the UN, World Bank, US Census Bureau, and the OECD. From University of Auckland Library, New Zealand.

-- Through OncoLink you can get comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances.

"Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries which provides timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet."

--Investigating the State of Science Under the Bush Administration

-- The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute is an authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States.

-- A variety of census information availble fromthe federal govenment. Epecially noteworthy are the people and geography sections.

-- This database from WHO (World Health Organization), provides cancer mortality data by country.

Online tool to evaluate risk of developing cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, or stroke.