Oncology West

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.
  

• American Cancer Society
  

• 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.