| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
Publisher: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs 
 Interactive maps, graphs, text, tables, and figures show geographic patterns and time trends in cancer death rates in the United States for the years 1950-1994 for more than 40 cancers. Also provides links to related sites. Produced by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus/ Topics: Cancer, Scientific Themes, Statistics, U.S. Maps Last updated Jul 27, 2004 Chemotherapy and You: A Guide to Self-Help During Cancer Treatment
A booklet for patients who are receiving chemotherapy for cancer. It describes what chemotherapy is, what to expect, how to eat well and cope with side effects, how to find support, complementary therapies, and insurance and other costs. From CancerNet, a service of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemotherapy-and-you Topics: Cancer, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jul 11, 2007 NCI Fact Sheet: Tea and Cancer Prevention
Provides an overview of clinical trials and research to study the possible link between antioxidants (catechins) found in tea and cancer prevention. From the National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/tea Topics: Beverages, Cancer, Drugs, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Aug 25, 2005 Usability.gov
The National Cancer Institute provides information on designing accessible Web sites and user interfaces. "The site comprises original content in addition to links to external Web sites, resources, and articles." Topics include design methods, how to measure system performance and traffic, Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines , statistics, and market research. http://usability.gov/ Topics: Computers, Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Nov 11, 2003 Cancer Facts: Questions and Answers About Cigar Smoking and Cancer
Discusses the health risks associated with cigar smoking, effects of smoke inhalation on disease risk, the differences between cigars and cigarettes, the hazards of secondhand smoke, cigars and nicotine addiction, and trends in cigar smoking. From the National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cigars Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Drugs & Medications by Type, Plants by Name Last updated Feb 17, 2007 Islet Cell Carcinoma (Endocrine Pancreas)
Resources on this rare pancreatic cancer, "a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in certain tissues of the pancreas." Features treatment information (in English and Spanish), questions and answers about metastatic cancer, and links to general cancer resources. From the National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/isletcell Topics: Cancer, Diseases & Conditions, The Human Body Last updated Aug 5, 2004 smokefree.gov
This site is "intended to help you or someone you care about quit smoking." The site provides access to "an online step-by-step cessation guide, local and state telephone quitlines, NCI's national telephone quitline, NCI's instant messaging service, [and] publications, which may be downloaded, printed, or ordered." From the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health, and the American Cancer Society. http://smokefree.gov Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Dec 18, 2006 NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer
Website for this initiative of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) "encompassing the public and private sectors, designed to accelerate the application of the best capabilities of nanotechnology to cancer." Features questions and answers, fact sheets, background and updates about programs, news, a scientific bibliography, and other material about cancer nanotechnology. http://nano.cancer.gov/ Topics: Cancer, Technology Last updated Sep 23, 2008 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |