What's in the web for family physicians - oncology

Alfred KY Tang 鄧權恩

American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer
http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/misc/guidelines.shtml

American Cancer Society publishes re gularly guidelines for early detection of cancer at the website of of its journal CA Online. CA is a peer-reviewed journal providing information on cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer and is published six times per year. Apart from oncologists, it reaches a wide and diverse group of professionals. CA Online is available at http://caonline.amcancersoc.org

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
http://www.asco.org/portal/site/ASCOv2

ASCO is a medical society of physicians who treat cancer patients. Their website offers a wide range of resource on oncology ranging from clinical oncology news, a journal club, publications, meeting updates, meeting abstracts, CME, case presentations and cancer health policy updates

Oncology CME: Tips and Tools for Managing Targeted Therapy
http://www.projectsinknowledge.com/cp/index.cfm?jn=1834&thspage=about

TThese CME activities, in form of slide-audio and text, examine strategies for treating, monitoring and managing side effects on targeted therapy in cancer patients. It covers the molecular basis of targeted therapy side effects, differentiate between side effects of traditional oncology therapies and targeted therapies, and evaluate treatment for preventing and managing side effects of the new regimens.

Oncology E-Learning Center (formerly Imedex)
http://www.imedex.com/appweb/index.asp

A variety of CME courses in oncology is available at the website. Cancers covered include: breast, gastrointestinal, general oncolo gy, gen itourin ary, haematology, lung and melanoma. Instructional materials are in the form of slide-video lectures, podcast, and text. The courses are offered free of charge for registered users

Medical Oncology: A Comprehensive Review
http://www.cancernetwork.com/cancer-management-11

A textbook style reference with practical information on the diagnosis, treatment and complications of cancer. Content provided in this 11th edition of the book "Cancer Management:A Multidisciplinary Approach" was released in 2008. Other resources on e-learning is also available at the same website at http://www.cancernetwork.com/ e-learning

The National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/

The website includes peer reviewed, updated statements about management of common cancers. Five editorial boards of oncology specialist review current literature from more than 70 journals, evaluate its relevance and publish clear summaries. These important statements regarding cancer care can be assessed at the NCI's cancernet site under the link to 'health professionals'.

OncoLink
http://www.oncolink.com/

The website offers documents regarding cancer symptom management, psychosocial support, FAQs, reports of cancer research, and the full text of clinical care statement from the National Cancer Institute. Resources include the recent cancer news, links to cancer journals, a searchable database, and other cancer related information. It is a global resource for cancer information with broad subject category links to various Internet sites for each topic.