 |  Core Concepts in Health Brief, 9/e Paul M. Insel,
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth,
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
Health LinksCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Key General Sites on CVD CVD: Major Forms, Risk Factors, Prevention, Treatment CVD and Diet
CANCER General Information About Cancer Information on Specific Cancers Information on Specific Risk Factors and Prevention: DES, Diet, Genetics/Heredity, UV Exposure, Chemical Compounds Clinical Trials
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Key General Sites on CVD (good starting points)
| American Heart Association
(http://www.americanheart.org)
Provides information on hundreds of topics relating to the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease; sponsors a general Web site as well as specific sites focusing on http://women.americanheart.org women and CVD, http://www.deliciousdecisions.org heart-healthy diets, and http://www.justmove.org fitness programs. The site also includes a general http://www.americanheart.org/risk/quiz.html CVD risk assessment and http://www.onelife.americanheart.org One Life, an individually tailored program of information, advice, and encouragement. | | | | Franklin Institute Science Museum: The Heart: An On-Line Exploration
(http://www.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html)
An online museum exhibit containing information on the structure and function of the heart, how to monitor your heart's health, and how to maintain a healthy heart. | | | | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
(http://www.hsf.ca/index.htm)
Provides statistics about heart disease and stroke in Canada, lifestyle advice for prevention, an extensive A to Z glossary of information, and links to related sites. | | | | MedlinePlus
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus)
Provides news and links to reliable sources of information on a variety of topics related to cardiovascular health and disease; includes separate sections on the following: | | | | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
(http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov)
Provides information on a variety of topics relating to cardiovascular health and disease, including cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and hypertension; features special sites on http://rover.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd lowering cholesterol and http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/index.html lowering blood pressure, the http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/hhw/index.htm Heart Healthy Handbook for Women, and http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/latino/lat_pat.htm Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources. | | | | WebMD Health-E-Tools
(http://my.webmd.com/health-e-tools/1719)
Includes illustrated, animated guides to coronary artery disease, stroke, heart rhythm disorders, and diabetes. |
CVD: Major Forms, Risk Factors, Prevention, Treatment
| Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: Consumer Health
(http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer)
Provides online publications about treating and managing several forms of CVD, including angina, heart disease, and stroke. | | | | American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
(http://www.aacvpr.org)
Provides information about this professional organization and links to related sites. | | | | American College of Cardiology: Patient Education
(http://www.acc.org/media/patient/index.htm)
Includes consumer-oriented prevention information; the overall site also includes an extensive set of links. | | | | Cardiology Compass
(http://www.cardiologycompass.com)
An index and links to cardiovascular information on the Internet. | | | | CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Cardiovascular D...
(http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cardiov.htm)
Provides general information about CVD risk factors and prevention. | | | | Finger Lakes Heart Institute: Healthier Hearts
(http://www.aomc.org/HOD2/general/cardio.html)
Provides fact sheets on a variety of topics and a glossary of cardiovascular-related terminology. | | | | Heart Disease Prevention System
(http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/research/heart)
Provides educational materials on improving lifestyle for heart health, including information on smoking cessation, low-fat diets, and exercise. | | | | HeartInfo-Heart Information Network
(http://www.heartinfo.org)
Provides information for heart patients and others interested in learning how to identify and reduce their risk factors for heart disease; includes links to many related sites. | | | | HeartPoint
(http://www.heartpoint.com)
Presents news, information, and tips relating to heart health. | | | | Heartsite.com
(http://www.heartsite.com)
Provides information about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease; site also includes a tutorial about the structure and function of the heart. | | | | Life Clinic: Blood Pressure
(http://www.bloodpressure.com)
Provides information about the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. | | | | Mitral Valve Prolapse Center of Alabama
(http://www.mvprolapse.com)
Provides information on symptoms, testing, and treatment of mitral valve prolapse. | | | | My Blood Pressure
(http://www.mybp.com)
Includes articles, answers to frequently asked questions, forums, and an online diary that tracks diet, exercise, medication use, and blood pressure. | | | | National Center for Cardiac Information
(http://www.cardiacinfo.org)
Provides tips for reducing one's risk of heart disease. | | | | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(http://www.ninds.nih.gov)
Includes online publications and links relating to stroke prevention and treatment. | | | | National Stroke Association
(http://www.stroke.org)
Provides information for stroke victims and their families and includes an online stroke risk assessment. | | | | PediHeart
(http://www.pediheart.org)
Provides information about congenital heart defects. |
CVD and Diet
| American Heart Association: Delicious Decisions
(http://www.deliciousdecisions.org)
Provides recipes and tips for shopping and eating out, with an emphasis on low-fat, heart-healthy eating. | | | | Dean Ornish: Virtual Gourmet
(http://my.webmd.com/content/article/3068.2653)
Recipes from the researcher whose lifestyle program for CVD includes a very low-fat diet, exercise, stress management, and support groups. | | | | Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
(http://dash.bwh.harvard.edu)
Provides information about the design, diets, and results of the DASH study, including tips on how to follow the DASH diet at home; information about the DASH diet is also available from the http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. | | | | Food and Drug Administration: Food Labeling
(http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html)
Provides information about food labels, including saturated and trans fat content and FDA-approved health claims relating to CVD. | | | | The Healthy Refrigerator
(http://www.healthyfridge.org)
Provides consumer-oriented information about a heart-healthy diet as well as other information relating to cardiovascular disease. | | | | Mayo Clinic Health Oasis Virtual Cookbook
(http://www.mayohealth.org/home?id=4.1.5)
Provides a variety of healthy recipes; if you send in a traditional favorite, their dietitians will "lighten it up" and add the new version to the cookbook. | | | | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Cardiovascular Information
(http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm)
Includes tips sheets and other resources focusing on heart-healthy eating. Other dietary publications at the site include the following: | | | | USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
(http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp)
In addition to a general, searchable database with the nutritional composition of all foods, this site also has http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/index.html special food composition data on trans fatty acids, isoflavones (soy products), and other nutrients of special interest to cardiovascular health. |
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CANCER General Information About Cancer
| American Cancer Society (ACS)
(http://www.cancer.org)
Provides a wide range of materials on cancer; site includes the http://www3.cancer.org/cancerinfo/load_cont.asp?ct=1 Cancer Resource Center, a listing of separate ACS sites on many specific types of cancer; general http://www2.cancer.org/prevention/index.cfm guidelines for prevention and early detection ; and the annual statistical publication http://www.cancer.org/statistics/index.html Cancer Facts and Figures. | | | | American Institute for Cancer Research
(http://www.aicr.org)
Provides information on lifestyle and cancer prevention, especially nutrition. | | | | Association of Cancer Online Resources
(http://www.acor.org)
Creates, hosts, and manages cancer-related mailing lists. | | | | Canadian Cancer Society
(http://www.cancer.ca)
Provides general information about what cancer is and how to prevent it as well as materials about common cancers and resources for cancer patients and their families. | | | | Cancer Care
(http://www.cancercare.org)
Provides help with medical information, counseling and referrals, and free educational materials. | | | | Cancer Guide: Steve Dunn's Cancer Information Page
(http://www.cancerguide.org)
Links to many good cancer resources on the Internet and advice about how to make best use of information. | | | | Cancer News
(http://www.cancernews.com)
Provides links to news and information on many types of cancer. | | | | CancerWEB
(http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cancerweb.html)
Provides information on many different aspects of cancer research and treatment; site also includes an extensive, searchable http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd medical dictionary. | | | | CDC Cancer Prevention and Control
(http://www.cdc.gov/cancer)
Includes information about CDC programs to prevent and control cancer, fact sheets about selected cancers, surveillance data, and an extensive set of links. | | | | CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Cancer
(http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cancer.htm)
Provides general information about cancer risk factors and prevention. | | | | Food and Drug Administration: Oncology Tools
(http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer)
Provides information on specific cancers and cancer treatments for both professionals and the general public. | | | | Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention
(http://www.hsph.harvard.edu)
Provides a variety of resources and publications, including several major reports on cancer prevention. The report on http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/Canprevent/contents.html Causes of Human Cancer includes separate sections on all major risk factors, including smoking, diet, obesity, genetic susceptibility, UV light, and infectious agents. The Center also sponsors http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu Your Cancer Risk, which includes risk assessments for major cancers along with tips for screening and prevention. | | | | MedlinePlus Cancer Information
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html)
Provides new and links to reliable information on a variety of cancers and cancer treatments. | | | | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
(http://www.mskcc.org)
Provides information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of many forms of cancer. | | | | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
(http://www.nci.nih.gov)
Provides information on prevention, treatment options, screening, and clinical trials. Its http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov CancerNet site has information for both consumers and health professionals; the http://www-seer.ims.nci.nih.gov Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) site has statistics on incidence and survival for different types of cancer. A http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/genesrch.shtml searchable directory of cancer genetics specialists who are trained to provide genetic counseling is also available from the NCI. | | | | National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
(http://www.nccn.org)
A network of cancer centers that develops standards of cancer care and provides patient information. | | | | National Marrow Donor Program
(http://www.marrow.org/2ndpage.html)
Provides information about becoming a marrow donor to help people with certain types of cancer and blood diseases. | | | | New York Online Access to Health (NOAH): Cancer
(http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/cancer/cancer.html)
Provides information about cancer-causes, symptoms, types, treatments, clinical trials-and links to related sites. | | | | Oncolink: The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resources
(http://www.oncolink.org)
Contains information on different types of cancer and answers to frequently asked questions. |
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Information on Specific Cancers Many of the general sites listed above have extensive information about specific cancers; see especially the following:
| American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center
(http://www3.cancer.org/cancerinfo/load_cont.asp?ct=1)
| | | | National Cancer Institute's PDQ
(http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/pdq.htm)
| | | | MedlinePlus: Cancer
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html)
| | | | American Academy of Dermatology
(http://www.aad.org)
Provides information on skin cancer prevention. | | | | American Lung Association: Lung Cancer
(http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungcanc.html)
Includes information about the causes detection, treatment, and prevention of lung cancer. | | | | CDC National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign
(http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/screenforlife)
Provides information about the development of colorectal cancer, advice about early screening tests, and links to related sites. | | | | College of American Pathologists: Pap Smears
(http://www.papsmear.org)
Provides information about Pap smears and their role in the prevention of cervical cancer; a yearly e-mail reminder service is also available. | | | | Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention: Colon Cancer Risk Index
(http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/colonrisk)
An online risk assessment for colon cancer that also provides lifestyle advice for preventing cancer. | | | | Leukemia Society of America
(http://www.leukemia.org)
Provides educational materials, publications, and links to other resources about leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma. | | | | MelanomaNet
(http://www.derm-infonet.com/melanomanet)
An online melanoma resources for physicians and the general public. | | | | National Action Plan on Breast Cancer (NAPBC)
(http://www.napbc.org)
Provides information and links about many topics, including clinical trials and current reports and recommendations. | | | | National Cervical Cancer Coalition
(http://www.nccc-online.org)
Provides information about pap tests, pelvic exams, HPV infection, and the diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer. | | | | National Cervical Cancer Public Education Campaign
(http://www.cervicalcancercampaign.org)
Provides information about cervical cancer, pap tests, and HPV infection. | | | | National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse: Special Care Publications
(http://www.nohic.nidcr.nih.gov/publinks.html)
Provides information about the effects of spit tobacco use and guidelines for detecting oral cancer. | | | | National Prostate Cancer Coalition
(http://www.4npcc.org)
Includes links to information about prostate cancer and answers to frequently asked questions. | | | | Oral Cancer Information Center
(http://www.oralcancer.org)
Provides information and links on oral cancer. | | | | Prostate Pointers
(http://www.prostatepointers.org/prostate)
A site with information from many sources on different treatments for prostate cancer. | | | | Susan Komen Foundation: Breast Health
(http://www.breastcancerinfo.com/bhealth)
Provides information about breast cancer and about noncancerous breast conditions. | | | | Testicular Cancer Resource Center
(http://www.acor.org/TCRC)
Provides information and support, including materials on testicular self-exam, diagnosis, and treatment. | | | | University of California at Davis: Matrix-Introduction to Tumors of the Skin
(http://Matrix.ucdavis.edu/tumors/tradition/introduction.html)
Includes descriptions and photographs of the different types of skin cancers. | | | | US TOO International: Prostate Cancer Support Groups
(http://www.ustoo.com)
Provides referrals to support groups, information about treatment options, and links to related sites. |
Information on Specific Risk Factors and Prevention: DES, Diet, Genetics/Heredity, UV Exposure, Chemical Compounds
| CDC Choose Your Cover Skin Cancer Prevention Initiative
(http://www.cdc.gov/chooseyourcover)
Provides facts about UV light and information about skin cancer prevention. | | | | DES Action USA
(http://www.desaction.org)
Provides information about DES and the health risks for DES daughters and sons. | | | | Environmental Protection Agency/UV Index
(http://www.epa.gov/docs/ozone/uvindex/uvover.html)
Includes information about the UV index and the effects of sun exposure, with links to sites with daily UV index ratings for cities in the United States and other countries. | | | | FDA Consumer: Seven Steps to Safer Sunning
(http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/596_7sun.html)
Provides advice for safer sun practices and a description of a skin self-exam to help with early detection of skin cancer. | | | | Genetics of Cancer
(http://www.cancergenetics.org)
Provides information to help people understand the genetic basis of cancer. | | | | National Cancer Institute (NCI): 5-A-Day Program
(http://www.5aday.gov)
Provides information on the national "5 A Day For Better Health" program that promotes greater consumption of fruits and vegetables. The following related sites provide tips and recipes to help people eat more fruits and vegetables, information about nutrient content, and special resources for kids and educators: | | | | National Human Genome Research Institute
(http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/HGP)
Provides information about the status and implications of the Human Genome Project, which is mapping the entire human genome. Additional information is available at the Web sites of the http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/human National Center for Biotechnology Information, http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/hug_top.html Department of Energy and the http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis Oak Ridge National Laboratory. | | | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Environmental Protection Agency (E...
(http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/uv_index/index.html)
Provides information on UV index from over 50 monitoring stations throughout the United States; information on current UV index levels as well as yearly patterns are available. | | | | National Safety Council Environmental Health Center: Hazardous Chemicals
(http://www.nsc.org/ehc/ew/chemical.htm)
Provides fact sheets on many hazardous chemicals, including cancer-causing agents such as arsenic, benzene, and asbestos. | | | | National Toxicology Program
(http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov)
The federal program that creates an annual report listing those substances that are known or reasonably assumed to cause cancer in humans. | | | | NLM National Center for Biotechnology Information: Genes and Disease-Cancer
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/Cancer.html)
Provides information about the general role of genes in cancer as well as materials on specific types of cancer and specific genes. | | | | USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
(http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp)
In addition to a general, searchable database for all foods, this site also has http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/index.html special food composition data on carotenoids, trans fatty acids, isoflavones (soy products), and other nutrients of concern for cancer prevention. |
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