Resources
List for Program
Managers and Coalition Members
RESOURCES:
MedlinePlus
- Oral Cancer link
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus
brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical
encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. Please make
sure you check the MedlinePlus online for cervical cancer with an extensive,
constantly updated resource list. Please
click here
US
GOVERNMENT AND GENERAL RESOURCES
The Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), the National Cancer
Institute (NCI) and the American
Cancer Society (ACS) provide many
on-line cancer resources. The great advantage of these
organizations is that the information gets constantly
updated, reflecting the latest scientific findings.
On-line texts have an interactive dictionary where
you can click on terms that sound unfamiliar and get
an explanation in plain English. For people without
on-line access these materials can also be ordered
in the mail or by phone.
The CDC
is a leader in nationwide
cancer prevention and control, working with national
organizations, state health agencies and other key groups
to develop, implement, and promote effective cancer prevention
and control practices.
The National Cancer Institute
(NCI) is a component of the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose
the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS).
The National Cancer Institute coordinates
the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports
research, training, health information dissemination,
and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis,
prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from
cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and
the families of cancer patients.
NCI publishes a wealth of information
about cancer on the Web. To make it easier for you we
have provided direct breast cancer links from NCI below.
Lip
and Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) (PDQ,
as it is commonly known stands for Physicians Data
Query. The "health professional" link is
more scientific and focuses on treatment options)
NCI’s booklet “What You Need
To Know About™ Oral Cancer” helps you to learn
oral cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions
to ask your health care provider. To read the publication,
constantly updated, online on the NCI website, please
click here
“What You Need To Know About™
Oral Cancer” NCI 2006, 53 pages (pdf 1MB). To download the
pdf file please
click here
American Cancer Society (ACS)
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. For Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer: Treatment
Options by Stage from ACS please
click here
For a list of the complete list of Guidelines,
from the American Cancer Society (ACS),
that are updated constantly, please
click here
Flyers
and Brochures as Examples
ASCO
Answers: Oral Cancer ASCO
Answers is a series of fact sheets that provides
an introduction to a specific type of cancer.
Each fact sheet is a PDF that includes an overview
of what the cancer is, an illustration of where
the cancer starts, how it is treated, terms to
know, and questions to ask the doctor.
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2008. 2 pages (pdf 292K). To download
the pdf please
click here
The South
Pacific Comission (SPC) Fact Sheets tobacco and
betel nut offer a quick 2 to 4 pages overview on key
issues. Kept in simple black and white, SPCFact
Sheets can be printed and used as handouts,
student resources or photocopied for distribution.
Click on the file to download the pdf versionof Fact
Sheet Nr. 15: Tobacco & Betel
Nut
