Curated OER
Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2003
The living environment, from the interior of a cell to the complex relationships among populations, are queried in this final examination. Learners look at air pollution maps, diagrams of cells, population graphs, and drawing of cells....
Curated OER
Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2005
The 2005 version of the Regents High School Examination in the area of ecology is as comprehensive as previous years' exams. It consists of 40 multiple choice questions on everything from the structure of DNA to the interactions within...
Curated OER
Regents High School Exam: Living Environment 2008
Tne New York Regents High School Examinations are comprehensive and include various styles of questions, includingmultiple choice and the analysis of graphs. This particular version, the 2008 Living Environment exam surveys a variety of...
Curated OER
Using Ionising Radiation in Medicine
This is an information-intense presentation for any science class you might be teaching that will study ionising radiation. The material is specific to cancer diagnosis and treatment, and one of the forty-two slides also touches on using...
Curated OER
Could There Be Cancer in My Classroom? Part II
Students collect and record data from a variety of web sites concerning cancer and treatment options. They examine a specific case study of a girl with cancer and determine what her treatment options might be.
Curated OER
Understanding Cancer
Students study facts about cancer. In this cancer lesson, students read about cancer, cancer cells, cancer treatment, and research. They answer true or false questions on a worksheet before reading about cancer prevention.
Curated OER
Cancer Treatments
Students explore various types of cancer treatments. In this cancer treatment lesson, students discuss the types of cancer and the treatments which are being offered.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Esophageal Cancer
Provides information about esophageal cancer. Included are sections on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Stomach Cancer
Thorough overview of stomach cancer. Provides information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Kidney Cancer
Thorough overview of kidney cancer. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Cell Division and Cancer
A complete, student-led lesson on cell structure, cell division, and cancer growth. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end...
Other
Onco Link: Radiation Oncology
This OncoLink page is a table of contents for information on Radiation Oncology. Includes description, treatment process information, and more.
Other
Web ref.org: Radon
Nice few sentences about radon, its properties and health/environmetal info. Links to technical terms and definitions within the article.
Other
Starlight Children's Foundation: Coping With Chemo
Vignettes about the different phases of coping with chemotherapy when you have cancer. Geared toward teens, this site emphasizes teens helping teens along the journey.
Other
Cancer Research Uk: The Uk's Leading Cancer Charity
Research is killing cancer, over 200 types of cancer to be exact. Discover ways that the UK's leading cancer charity is helping to bring an end to the disease that has affected millions worldwide.
Other
Emory University: Cancer Quest
Provides an in-depth look at the biology of cancer, including a detailed description of the disease process from the basics of cells to the diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancers. Includes videos, animations, and interactive...
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute: Cancer Topics
This site provides information on virtually every type of cancer. Information can be found on prevention, causes, detection, treatments, research, and support groups.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Radon
This site provides a set of data tables summarizing the physical and chemical properties and data on radon.
Other
The Oral Cancer Foundation
How does tobacco use influence the development of oral cancer? You will find answers here at this site.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer.gov: Lasers in Cancer Treatment
This site discusses the different uses for lasers in medicine. It provides specific details on the uses of lasers in treating cancer. Also contains links to definitions of many of the terms used througout the 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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Curious: Cancer a New Treatment
Short video from Curious in which Mark Davis is motivated to develop a new, less debilitating treatment for his wife's cancer. [4:49]
Other
Sharp Health Care: Oral Cancer
Clear and basic information describing oral cancer, symptoms, prevention and treatment. Good resource.