Cancer/Oncology
— American Cancer Society (Cancer.org)
Local assistance and support services. Catalog of cancer related clothing, wig information.

— Cancercare.org
Online support groups, virtual workshops, teleconferences. Links to cancer0specific sites, financial aid, finding and understanding clinical trials.

— CancerNet (cancernet.nci.hih.gov)
The National Cancer Institute provides information on clinical trials and treatment options. (Also listed below in Clinical Trials.)

Cancer.gov The National Cancer Institute provides information on Cancers, Screening, Testing, Coping, Suport, Literature, Statistics, and Research Programs. 2/02, jk

— Oncology.com
News and information for consumers, their support circle, and health care providers. Can search by cancer type to find disease summary and treatment options.

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Cardiology (See also Cholesterol / Coronary Heart Disease)

— Cardiothoracic Imaging. An amazing site, with dozens of graphics, cases, and techniques. From the Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Center for Advanded Instructional Media. 10/03, jk

— Circulation, Journal of the American Heart Association. Sections on the Home Page: Rapid Track articles, Clinical Cardiology: Physician Update, The Cardiology Patient Page, Search for Articles September 1, 1965 - November 20, 2001, Browse by Subject January 1, 1999 - November 20, 2001, Scientific Statements, Circulation Supplements, Scientific Sessions Abstracts, Browse Collected Papers: Brief Rapid Communications, Editorials, Correspondence. 11/20/01, jk.

— Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association. Review of clinical trials of HRT and cardioprotective effects. Conclusion: HRT is not cardioprotective, and may in fact confer higher risk. Also found in Circulation, 2001;104(4):499-503. 11/20/01, jk.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Contents: In the News, Traveler's Health, Health Topics A-Z, Data & Statistics. Highlights include subscriptions and current copies of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), and Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal. Also Hoaxes and Rumors, and Current Spotlights, which included during this review information on Anthrax, Colorectal Cancer, and Flu information. 11/01, jk.

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Clinical Guidelines
— National Guideline Clearinghouse. Sponsors are the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research), the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans. 11/22/01, jk

— Tobacco Cessation Guideline. Office of the Surgeon General. Extensive, well documented, with a lot of patient handout information. 11/01, jk

See also Stroke

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Cholesterol / Coronary Heart Disease
—National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Extensive library page with CV topics for providers and patients: High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Obesity, MI, other resources. Links to numerous patient education sites, see below. Reviewed 11/11/01, jk. Also includes "Morbidity & Mortality: chartbook on cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases", an Adobe Acrobat file for downloading. Can not go there directly: the link will take you to the NIH Homepage, click Scientific Resources on the right, and when there, go down to Reports and Scientific Documents. 11/20/01, jk.

— Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) Third Report of the Expert Panel; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Cholesterol Education Program.

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COPD
— Clinical Guidelines  From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, guidelines for Asthma, Cholesterol, COPD, Hypertension, Obesity, and a link to the National Guidelines Clearinghouse.

— Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Persons with COPD or Asthma, Veterans Health Administration 11/22/02, jk

— Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Global Strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of COPD. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/World Health Organization. 11/20/01, jk

Congestive Heart Failure
— Heart Failure Awareness. A PDF document. Heart Failure Society of America. 2/03, jk

— 2002 Heart and Stoke Statistical Update. American Heart Association. 2/03, jk

Contraception
— Alan Guttmacher Institute Provides information on sexual activity, contraception, abortion, and childbearing. The site identifies key questions, collects and analyzes data on them and publishes the answers, along with findings, surveys, and summaries of research results. Review from Clinicians for Choice Newsletter, 1/02, p.4. jk

— The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy A not for profit organization dedicated to reproductive rights advocacy and law. 2/02, jk

See also OB-GYN Topics

Cultural and Linguistic Competency "A Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Primary Health Care Services." From the Alabama Public Heatlh Department website. PDF document. 2/03, jk

—Teaching Cultural Competency in Health Care: A Review of Current Concepts, Policies and Practices
> Produced by the Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this 90 page PDF document addresses the issues of healthcare disparities, cultural and racial barriers to health care access and much more. The report offers several remedies and suggestions for training health care professionals to understand the importance of being culturally and linguistically competent. 11/03, jk

— The National Women's Alliance was organized in December 1997 and became incorporated as a nonprofit organization on July 30, 1998. It is the only national organization in the country that specifically focuses on the needs and concerns of women and girls of color. According to the NWA, reproductive and sexual health are integral components of the overall physical, emotional, and mental well-being of women and girls of color. As such, it is important to understand how race, class, ethnicity, sexuality and other markers of difference inform reproductive and sexual health policies, laws, primary health care, and access to information and resources. 11/03, jk

— The University of Michigan Health System has compiled an excellent list of links to web-based cultural competency resources, including: journal articles, health data, multilingual and linguistic educational services, cross cultural information, and much more. Another link at U of M is Culturally Sensitive and Competent Healthcare. "This site is an online resource of cultural information necessary to provide quality health care to patients of all cultures. This site also provides a listing of links to other sources of information on culturally competent health care and in the future will provide a forum for discussing clinically relevant cultural issues." 6/03, jk

The Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links website provides a wealth of links usefully categorized by topics such as: bibliographies, essays and surveys, government offices that focus on multicultural health, and much more. You can also find links to information categorized by ethnic groups and special populations. 6/03, jk

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