National Institutes of Health
Nih: The Heart Truth: A Campaign for Women About Heart Disease
This comprehensive resource offers information about cardiovascular diseases for women and includes major risk factors.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Breast Cancer
Thorough overview of breast cancer. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society: Stay Healthy
This large site from the American Cancer Society offers comprehensive information on many kinds of cancer. From the left navigation bar, click to Prevention, Early Detection, Nutrition and Prevention, or Environmental Risks.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute: Leukemia
The National Cancer Institute's Leukemia homepage allows you to click on links to various topics, including treatment, prevention, literature, statistics, and research.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute: National Organizations for Cancer Patients
This site is a list of contact information for national organizations that offer services to people with cancer and their families. Some organizations concentrate on certain kinds of cancer, and others provide information on several...
Other
Hope Lab: Re Mission: A Game and Community for Young People With Cancer
Aimed at teaching young cancer patients about the disease. Also available in Spanish and French, and can be ordered for free on CD by mail.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Cancer Grows
Follow the growth of a carcinoma from initial mutation to widespread metastasis in this feature from the NOVA: "Cancer Warrior" Web site.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer
This site from Intelihealth provides a thorough overview of gallbladder and bile duct cancer. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Pancreatic Cancer
This site from Intelihealth provides a thorough overview of pancreatic cancer. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Lymphocyte Subsets as Prognostic Markers
This is a summary of a paper on how lymphocyte subsets may be used in the prognosis of individuals undergoing immunomodulatory therapy for cancer.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute Online: Dceg
This site from the National Cancer Institute gives information on studying cancer epidemiology. Look under "Research programs" to find out information on specific areas of epidemiology.
Kids' Wings
Texas Bluebonnet Books: "Good Luck, Mrs. K!"
This website provides many interactive ways for students to enhance their learning through the internet. There are also many activities for students to learn about cancer.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Cell Biology
College-level course highlighting the biology of cells of higher organisms. Course topics include cellular membranes and organelles; cell growth and oncogenic transformation; transport, receptors, and cell signaling; the cytoskeleton,...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Learning Center: Nobel Laureates in Dn Aft B
An animation showing the research of David Baltimore and Howard Temin that found the interaction between the genetic material of the cell and tumor viruses.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Did You Ever Wonder? Why People Age?
Students explore the shifting role of senescent cells throughout the lifespan of organisms. The article discusses cancer, Judy Campisi, and enzymes. The resource consists of pictures, quotes, and links to additional resources.
American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society: Learn About Cancer: What Is Cancer?
This page from the American Cancer Society provides information on the basic facts of cancer, presented in brief question and answer form. On this page, users will also find a glossary of related terms.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Otherwise
This poet, who eventually died from cancer, foresees how her life will someday end.
Rice University
Galileo Project: Christopher Clavius
This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides a biography of Clavius including an excerpt from his writings. A picture is provided in this article along with links to additional information.
PBS
Newton's Apple: Cancer Causes
In this lesson plan site from Newton's Apple, a production of KTCA Twin Cities Public Television in cooperation with the National Science Teachers Association, the causes of cancer are discussed. Several cancer causing agents are also...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Of Cancer 'N Car Keys
"The real, life-threatening problem with most cancers is that they migrate away from the initial site." This article delves into the question of "How do cancer cells move about?"
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Control of Gene Expression
Online biology textbook illustrates the control of gene expression. Includes information on the role DNA plays in this study of science.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Magnets That Kill Cancer Cells
Learn about the exciting discovery scientists in South Korea have made about treating cancer cells with magnets.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Cancerbackup: Spinal Cord Tumors
Causes, signs and symptoms, and methods of treatment are the topics addressed in this informative site.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?
William Li presents a new way to think about treating cancer and other diseases: anti-angiogenesis, preventing the growth of blood vessels that feed a tumor. The crucial first step: Eating cancer-fighting foods that cut off the supply...