Articles

• Cancer articles from PubMed of the National Library of Medicine.  The articles listed here tend to be highly technical research papers, but careful searching of the articles can often uncover important and useful information.  You may find it useful to refine your search to a specific kind of Cancer.  

Encyclopedic Information

• Cancer description from Yahoo! online encyclopedia. 

Forums

If you join one of these support groups, please mention that you found their group through Medconsumer.info.

• Amazon Lifeline.  "Amazon Lifeline is a support and social group for lesbian, bisexual and transgendered women who are living with chronic illness or disability. The group provides a safe, accepting and supportive friendship circle--a source of encouragement, connection, laughter, information, and companionship.
  
  What kind of chronic illnesses and disabilities are welcome in this group? All kinds. For example: Sleep apnea, rheumatoid arthritis, psychiatric illnesses, physical disabilities, Parkinson’s disease, osteoporosis, OA, MS, migraines, Lyme disease, lupus, IBS, IBD, hypo/hyperthyroidism, hypertension, hepatitis, gout, fibromyalgia, epilepsy, diabetes, depression, deafness, cystic fibrosis, Crohn’s disease, colitis, chronic pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer, blindness, bipolar disorder, autoimmune disorders, asthma, arthritis, allergies, and AIDS-HIV..."  Yahoo! group.
• BeingSick · A global community of loving people who understand what its like to be sick or care for a loved one.  "We are a community of loving supportive people who understand what its like to be sick. We live with illness, injury, disability, or care for those that do. This group is a place where you are free to be yourself. Share your frustrations about being sick, friendships, family, and just about anything! We are the family who understands when no one else does! We live your life too! You are welcome to post in HTML, colors, send links, web pages, poems, inspiration, e-cards, jokes, chat in our chat room anytime! We are non-denominational, welcoming all races, ages, religions and cultures. We know how tough life is being sick, and we care. There is support for you here anytime you need us. You are not alone."  Yahoo! group.
• Cancer-QuackeryWatch.  "Terminal cancer patients are often lured into the offices of cancer quacks with promises of cures. Some of them are right in your own city, while others are in Mexico, or other countries around the world. You now have an opportunity to share your experiences with us. Help protect your loved ones."  Usenet group.
• Chronic Boutique.  " The Chronic Boutique (Chronic Pain Boutique) is a caring welcoming group open to anyone with chronic pain and are taking all pain medications including narcotic pain medications such as : Oxycontin, OxyFast ect.. used to treat conditions listed but not limited to: Chronic intractable abdominal pain, Irritable bowl syndrome, Crohn's disease, Colitis/ulcerative colitis, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Fibromyalgia, Back/disc problems/T's & L's, Arthritis and Lupus and. If you or someone you know suffers with chronic pain please join this forum. No commercial posts of any kind are allowed. Chronic Boutique is a Moderated group and is open to the public."  Yahoo! group.
• Immune-trigger · Immune System & Autism, Allergies, Arthritis, Autoimmune, Cancer, Candida, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Herpes, OCD and more.  "Your greatest defense against illness and disease is to promote a strong and healthy immune system. Health conditions related to immune system dysfunction include Allergies, Arthritis, Asthma, Autism, Autoimmune Disease, Cancer, Candida, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Colds, Crohn's Disease, Epstein-Barr Virus, Fibromyalgia, Heart Disease, Hepatitis C, Herpes, HIV/AIDS, Infection, Influenza, Insulin-Dependent Diabetes, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Otitis Media, Rheumatism, Sinusitis, Tourette's Syndrome, and more.
  
  This group will discuss these and other health concerns related to immune system function, offering support, encouragement and practical advice for those looking to improve the health of their immune system to address either a specific health concern or to simply improve overall health and resistance to disease.
  
  The group also exists as a forum to discuss the clinically proven health benefits of Ai/E10 and AG-Immune. Ai/E10, a patented and proprietary immune system modulator found in combination with nutritional fuels in AG-Immune, supplies the specific coded information your immune system needs to know how to respond without over stimulation."  Yahoo! group. 
• Medconsumerinfo.  "Medconsumer.info is your starting point for searching the Web for medical information. This forum exists for you to discuss, ask questions, and answer questions about any aspect of health, healthcare industry, and any aspect of being a patient. Please take whatever advice you receive through this forum to your doctor before changing or initiating any medically-related behavior."  Yahoo! group.            

News

• Cancer News from Google.com News. 

Organizations

• American Cancer Society.  "The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service."
• American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  "The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the non-profit, non-partisan sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society. ACS CAN is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major public health problem through voter education and issue campaigns aimed at influencing candidates and lawmakers to support laws and policies that will help people fight cancer.
• American Cancer Society Survivors Network.  "Welcome to our community of cancer survivors, families and friends! We have been touched by cancer in many ways similar to you and would like to share our experience, strength, and hope. Only those of us who have been there can truly understand.
  
  We hope you will feel comfortable enough to share your own experiences. Please join our worldwide community by registering and actively participating."
• Caring for Carcinoid Foundation.  "The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) is the leading nonprofit dedicated to discovering a cure for carcinoid cancer. CFCF also provides a wealth of information about carcinoid to support patients, families, and friends. Join our fight for a carcinoid cure!" 
• The Great American Smokeout.  "The Great American Smokeout traditionally takes place on the third Thursday in November. The concept dates from the early '70s when Lynn Smith, publisher of the Monticello Times of Minnesota, announced the first observance and called it "D Day." The idea caught on in state after state until in 1977, it went nationwide under the sponsorship of the American Cancer Society. If past Smokeouts are any indication, as many as one-third of the nation's 46 million smokers could be taking the day off from smoking."   

Periodicals

• CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.  "CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians is a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society providing cancer care professionals with up-to-date information on all aspects of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
  
  Published six times per year, CA is the most widely circulated oncology journal in the world, with a circulation of approximately 90,000, including primary care physicians; medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists; nurses; other health care and public health professionals; and students in various health care fields. Although CA is an oncology journal, it is not a journal only for oncologists. It reaches a very wide and diverse group of professionals, and provides an unparalleled opportunity to present information to these professionals about cancer prevention, early detection, treatment of all forms, palliation, advocacy issues, quality-of-life topics, and more."

Photographs

•  Cancer photographs from Google Images.

Videos

• Cancer videos from YouTube.com.