General Information
Cancer Control PLANET
http://cancercontrolplanet.cancer.gov
Portal bringing together evidence-based online tools for health educators and health practitioners to help communities better understand and address cancer
Cancer Family Registries (CFRs)
http://www.epi.grants.cancer.gov/CFR
Resources for population and clinic-based interdisciplinary research with a focus on the genetic and molecular epidemiology of breast, ovarian and colon cancer
Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP)
http://cgap.nci.nih.gov
Database of human and mouse genomic sequences and informatics tools to query and analyze data
Cancer Genome Atlas
http://cancergenome.nih.gov
Comprehensive effort to learn the molecular basis of cancer through the application of genome analysis technologies
CancerPlan.org
http://www.cancerplan.org
Website enables state and community cancer control planners to share resources and tools to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans.
Institute of Medicine
Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
www.nap.edu/books/030908265X/html/
Comprehensive researchreport in 2003on the reasons why minorities tend to receive lower quality of health care than non-minorities, even when access-related factors are controlled, with recommendations for the future.
International Cancer Research Portfolio
www.cancerportfolio.org
Database of research funded by cancer research organizations worldwide
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
www.naaccr.org
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American Cancer Society Research Program and Funding
www.cancer.org/docroot/RES/RES_0.asp
ACS focuses its funding on beginning investigators working in institutions on high-priority projects not being emphasized by other funding agencies. In addition to the extramural program, ACS conducts its own research in epidemiology/surveillance, prevention and psychosocial/behavioral (survivorship) issues. Website includes information on national and international research projects, funding opportunities, currently funded projects
Centers for Disease Control Cancer Prevention and Control
www.cdc.gov/cancer
CDC operates three major programs in cancer prevention and control and funds research in colorectal, ovarian, prostate and skin cancer. Major programs include:
- National Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp
Helps low income, uninsured and underserved women gain access to screening programs for breast and cervical cancer; in DC, this is Project WISH, operated by
the DC Department of Health
- National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
www.cdc.gov/cancer/ncccp
Works with community partners to pool resources to promote cancer prevention, improve detection and increase access to health and social services
- National Program of Cancer Registries
www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr
Provides support for states and the District of Columbia to maintain registries to provide high quality data on cancer and cancer care
CDC also offers:
- Cancer Resource Library, accessible online or by ordering publications
www.cdc.gov/cancer.dcpc/library/
- See Statistics for CDC statistical resources
Clinical Trials
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)
http://ctep.cancer.gov
Lead NCI program sponsoring extramural cancer treatment trials with resources for research institutions, physicians and investigators interested in developing anticancer treatments.
Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU)
www.ctsu.org
Program providing access and information about Phase II and III NCI-sponsored Cooperative Group treatment trials for physicians and patients on a wide variety of cancers
Centerwatch
www.centerwatch.com
Provides information and email notification service about new trials, listing of new FDA-approved drug therapies
Clinical Trials at NIH
http://ccr.cancer.gov/trials/cssc
Information about NCI trials open at NIH in Bethesda, MD. and information on referring a patient.
ClinicalTrials.gov
www.clinicaltrials.gov
NIH information about federal and private clinical research in human volunteers.
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
www.cancertrialshelp.org
Information about clinical trials and TrialCheck, and online clinical trials matching system that can also update viewers when a new, relevant clinical trial becomes available
Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP)
www.cancer.gov/prevention/ccop
Network for conducting NCI-approved cancer treatment prevention and control clinical trials by community medical practitioners
Conducting Clinical Trials
www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/conducting
Information for new and experienced researchers and trial investigators, including instructions on listing trials on PDQ®
Finding a Cancer Treatment Trial (NCI)
www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/finding/treatment-trial-guide
Helps find treatment trials
Search for Clinical Trials
www.cancer.gov/search/clinicaltrials
Searchable database for more than 3,000 active cancer clinical trials worldwide
Search for Cancer Clinical Trials - American Cancer Society
http://clinicaltrials.cancer.org
Online database with real-time trial specialist support by phone or online; matching service; 7,000+ trials can be searched
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
http://cdmrp.army.mil/aboutus.htm
Funding for research in breast cancer, chronic myelogenous leukemia, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer
NCI Research Programs and Resources
Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG)
http://cabig.nci.nih.gov
Voluntary network connecting individuals and institutions to enable the sharing of data and tools, creating a World Wide Web of cancer research
Cancer Centers Program
www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters
Major institutions throughout the country receiving support from NCI
Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility (cGEMS)
http://cgems.cancer.gov
Initiative to identify genetic alterations that make people susceptible to prostate and breast cancers
Cancer Imaging Program
http://imaging.cancer.gov
Program that supports research and development of imaging methods, devices and contrast agents for detection, monitoring and image-guiding therapy of cancer
Cancer Research Portfolio
http://researchportfolio.cancer.gov
Searchable database of funded grant and contract awards, updated monthly
Cancer Survivorship Research
www.survivorship.cancer.gov
Funding information, research summaries, resources about survivor statistics.
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)
http://crchd.nci.nih.gov
Coordination of NCI work to understand causes of dispartieis and integrate interventions to eliminate them
Cooperative Human Tissue Network
www.chtn.ims.nci.nih.gov
Specializes in the prospective procurement, preservation and distribution of human tissues for research to meet the researcher's individual requirements.
Developmental Therapeutics Program (DTP)
www.dtp.nci.nih.gov
Drug discovery and preclinical development arm of the NCI and source for web-based data and tools, vialed and plated compounds, tumor cells, and animals
Early Detection Research Network (EDRN)
http://edrn.nci.nih.gov
Focused on translational research to identify cancer risk, early cancers and to translate molecular knowledge into practical clinical tests through a network
Mouse Models of Human Cancers Consortium (MMHCC)
http://emice.nci.nih.gov
Resources and information for the application of mouse models in cancer research
NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer
http://nano.cancer.gov
Comprehensive collection of resources on nanotechnology efforts
NCI Bulletin
www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin
Weekly e-newsletter from NCI about cancer research, programs and initiatives
NCI Cancer for Biostatistics (NCICB)
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov
Develops infrastructure components and tools to aid information management and integration of NCI-supported research
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
www.cancer.gov/cam
Coordinates NCI's integrative medicine research and information
Office of Technology and Industrial Relations (OTIR)
www.otir.cancer.gov
Point of contact for the development of new technologies and scientific collaboration between the NCI and the private sector
PDQ®
Physicians Data Query
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq
Current peer-reviewed, evidence-based information summaries about treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive care, integrative medicine; clinical trials directory
Publications Locator
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs
NCI publications and education materials to order or view online
Radiation Research Program (RRP)
www3.cancer.gov/rrp
Supports preclinical and clinical radiation oncology research.
Research Resources
http://resresources.nci.nih.gov
Coordinates NCI's complementary and alternative medicine research and information activities
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs)
http://spores.nci.nih.gov
Program bringing novel ideas about cancer treatment to clinical care settings
Specimen Resource Locator
http://pluto3.nci.nih.gov/tissue/default.htm
Point of contact for the development of new technologies and collaboration between NCI and the private sector
Technology Transfer Branch (TTB)
http://ttb.cancer.gov
Point of contact for collaborative research agreements with industry and academia for the commercialization of NIH-developed technologies
Tissue Array Research Program (TARP)
http://ccr.cancer.gov/tech_initiatives/tarp
Funding information, research summaries and resources such as US cancer survivor prevalence stats and post-treatment resources for survivors
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Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Edeledata.org
www.edeledata.org
Online searchable catalogue of links to hundreds of web pages providing data about the experience of end-of-life care; demographics, community resources, outcomes, etc.
National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care
www.nationalconsensusproject.org
Working to develop two reports, one on voluntary consensus standards for specialty-level palliative care, and palliative care standards for primary practice settings.
National Palliative Care Resource Center
www.npcrc.org
Funds research directed at improving care for people with advanced illness
Palliativedrugs.com
www.palliativedrugs.com
Website with detail information for health care professionals about use of drugs in palliative care
Pain Multimedia Library
www.stoppain.org/multimedia/index.html
Information and treatment options for pain syndromes; developed by Beth Israel Medical Center
Palliative.info
www.palliative.info
A variety of assessment and evaluation tools for palliative care management
Statistics
American Cancer Society - Cancer Facts and Figures
Atlas of U.S. Mortality, Maps for All Cancers
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/gis/atmapcan.pdf
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
www.cdc.gov/brfss
- Smart BRFSS: Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss-smart
Cancer FASTATS
www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/cancer.html
Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs
www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus
Interactive maps, graphs, text, tables and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates from 1950 - 1994 for more than 40 cancers.
Cancer Trends Progress Report
http://progressreport.cancer.gov
Report on the nation's progress in reducing cancer burden, from prevention to deaths.
Geographic Information Systems
http://gis.cancer.gov
Healthy Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality
www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthywomen.htm
Healthy People 2010
www.health.gov/healthypeople/document/html/volume1/03cancer.htm
National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)
www.facs.org/cancer/ncdb
Provided by the American College of Surgeons
SEER - Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results
www.seer.cancer.gov
Authoritative source of data and information on US cancer incidence and survival; includes incidence and mortality, statistics review, surveillance, epidemiology and end results program, statistical publications
State Cancer Profiles
http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov
Interactive graphics and maps of cancer statistics at the national, state and county level by geographic region, race/ethnicity, cancer site, age and sex.
United States Cancer Statistics: 2002 Incidence and Mortality
www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/uscs
Information by geographic area, race and gender.
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