Professional Web Sites

Clinical trials

• NCI Clinical Trials
  The National Cancer Institute’s complete listing of ongoing clinical trials, with educational resources for physicians and patients

Information and guidelines for health care professionals

• Association of Community Cancer Centers
  Information and services dedicated to helping oncology professionals adapt to the complex challenges of program management, reimbursement restraints, hospital consolidation and mergers, legislation, and regulations
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  Treatment guidelines for many types of cancer, developed by clinical professionals at the world’s leading cancer centers
• Uptodate.com
  Current, evidence-based information on hundreds of medical topics, written for health care professionals by expert clinicians at leading academic centers
• American Cancer Society (ACS) — Professionals
  Cancer reference information, statistics, CME, research program and funding, and more

Professional associations

• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  Publications and databases, meetings, travel grants and research funding, cancer resources
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  Conference information, cancer policy, news, and practice guidelines
• American Society of Hematology (ASH)
  Conference information, hematology policy, news, and practice guidelines
• American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
  Conference information, advocacy and policy, publications, and funding opportunities
• American Urological Association Foundation
  News, research, conference information, advocacy opportunities, and patient education
• The Kidney Cancer Association (KCA)
  Conference information, CME activities, patient education materials, and advocacy opportunities
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
  News, practice guidelines, downloadable publications and monographs, conference information, and advocacy and networking opportunities
• Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO)
  Conference information, networking opportunities, awards, and fellowships

Professional journals

• Journal of Clinical Oncology
  Current and past issues, news releases, and PDA (personal digital assistant) services
• Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
  Current and past issues, CME activities, audio commentary, podcasts, and interactive tutorials
• New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
  Current and past issues, CME activities, and audio and video summaries
• Kidney Cancer Journal
  Current issue, archives, and KC Journal International

Government organizations and services

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  Information and statistics on all types of cancer, funding opportunities, clinical trials, news, and more
• Medline/PubMed
  Searchable database service from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, with over 16 million abstracts from MEDLINE and additional life science journals; includes links to full text articles and related resources
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health: research and funding opportunities, patient education materials, and clinical trial information
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Cancer Prevention and Control
  Conference information, educational materials, downloadable resources, and scientific articles

Continuing medical education (CME)

• Medscape: Hematology-Oncology
  Latest hematology/oncology research news and CME activities

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