NCI clinical trials search engine:
http://www.cancer.gov/search/clinical_trials/search_clinicaltrialsadvanced.aspxNational Cancer Institute statements on treatment of various cancers.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment
National Library of Medicine MEDLINE database for abstracts of research papers published on various treatments:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
Medical textbook search:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books
Karen Parles' Lung Cancer Online - for highly targeted lung cancer
http://www.lungcanceronline.org/
The above has a sub-sub-page of pharma companies. You can examine each re their own clinical trials paid for with their own private funds and thus perhaps not included in NCI's database.
The Lung Cancer Alliance - the only national group for lung cancer patients and survivors:
http://www.lungcanceralliance.org
International Early Lung Cancer Action Program:
Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) masquerading as pneumonia:
http://www.cancernetwork.com/journals/primary/p0007h.htm
Interaction of citrus fruits and some drugs (liver enzyme Cytochrome P450):
http://www.consumer-health.com/services/cons_take14.htm
Caring for a port (venous access device):
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/iv/iv.htm
http://www.venousaccess.com/contents.htm
How radiotherapy works:
http://www.varian.com/pti/rdt051.html
How chemo works (not comprehensive, but a good starting point):
http://pharmacology.unmc.edu/cancer/basics.htm
How to read medical papers (types, statistics, etc):
http://bmj.com/collections/read.shtml
CancerEducation:
http://www.cancereducation.com
Steve Dunn's site re how clinical trials are run:
University of Pennsylvania's Oncolink:
Drug assistance programs from pharma companies:
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/drug_assistance.html
FDA information on gaining early access to unapproved new drugs:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer/access.htm
Document providers (of several) for obtaining full text of research papers:Medical dictionary:
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/
Drug information such as route of administration and adverse effects:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
NCI designated comprehensive cancer centers:
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancercenters/centerslist.html
Health and medical calculators:
http://www.calculateforfree.com/online16.html
Factual alternative-med evaluation:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/treatment/cam
Health-Track - for cancer incidence stats in your community:
Johns Hopkins pulmonary function test values:
http://www.med.jhu.edu/pftlab/predicted.html
Clifton Mountain's lymph nodes of the midchest, excellent for
understanding chest nodes' effect on staging.
http://hcc.musc.edu/Thoracic_Tumor_Registry/staging/index.htm#map
Stats on funding for lung cancer:
http://www.lungcancer.org/patients/lc_101/lc_101_lack.htm
Other ACOR cancer lists:
http://listserv.acor.org/archives/
ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncologists) abstracts:
DoseCalc -various tools:
http://www.meds.com/DChome.html
NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship:
http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/ocs/Castle-Connolly Guide to Best Doctors:
http://www.castleconnolly.com/index.cfm?dws=ey
NCI Specialized Programs of Research and Excellence:
http://spores.nci.nih.gov/index.html
Find Cancer Experts:
http://www.findcancerexperts.com