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Introduction
Why learn about cancer?
How can I use the Internet?
What is cancer?
What can I do to help myself?
What do I need to know about breast cancer?
What do I need to know about prostate cancer?
What do I need to know about lung cancer?
What do I need to know about colon cancer?
Where do I go for help?
Where do I go for help?
Let's use what we've learned.
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Where do I go for help?

Do you know where to get a mammogram?
Do you know where you can go to see a doctor who is a cancer specialist?
Do you know where you can get access to the Internet?

There are many places to find help, but remember you can always:

  • Talk to your doctor, or
  • Call the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1–800–422–6237) to get answers to questions about cancer.

Do you want to know where you can go for help?

Click on a Web site below:

General:

  1. National Cancer Institute Publications Locator (Note: Use this Web site to view or order free NCI publications.)
  2. Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information (MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine) Note: This Web site provides Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
  3. Financial Assistance and Other Resources for People With Cancer (Fact Sheet, National Cancer Institute)
  4. National Organizations That Offer Services to People With Cancer and Their Families (Fact Sheet, National Cancer Institute)
  5. Cancer Information Sources (Fact Sheet, National Cancer Institute)
  6. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers (Fact Sheet, National Cancer Institute)
  7. Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  8. Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  9. New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
  10. Coping with Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
  11. Support and Resources (National Cancer Institute)

Hospitals and Clinics:

  1. How to Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You Have Cancer (Fact Sheet, National Cancer Institute)
  2. National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  3. HRSA-Supported Health Centers (Health Resource and Services Administration)

Places that Provide Internet Access and/or Internet classes:

  1. Search for Public Libraries (National Center for Education Statistics)
  2. Network of Medical Libraries (National Library of Medicine)


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