Following are additional internet sources of cancer information as well as books on the subject. The National Cancer Institute booklet series provides an overview of information about cancer and information on symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of cancer. This site provides information to patients on cancer treatment, early detection, prevention, and services. The NCI Cancer Facts site includes a collection of fact sheets addressing a variety of cancer topics.
Fact sheets are frequently updated and revised in accordance with the latest cancer research.
The National Cancer Institute clinical trials information resource helps you understand, decide to participate, and find a appropriate clinical trial for you. What You Really Need to Know About Cancer - A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Their Families, by Dr. Robert Buckman, 1997. Factors that cause cancer, how it spreads, overviews of common cancers, reactions to diagnoses of cancer and much more. A collection of National Institutes of Health documents relating to cancer. Basic facts about breast cancer, staging, cancer and the environment, viruses, heredity and cancer, cell growth and differentiation and prospects for prevention.