AACR is the authoritative source of information about advances in the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. By accelerating the growth and spread of new knowledge about cancer, AACR is on the front lines of the quest for prevention and cure.

AACR is the oldest and largest scientific organization in the world focused on every aspect of high-quality, innovative cancer research. Its reputation for scientific breadth and excellence attract the premier researchers in the field.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.

The Annie Appleseed Project, a 501 (c)3 non profit corporation, provides information, education, advocacy and awareness for people with cancer, family and friends interested in, complementary, alternative medicine (CAM), natural therapies from the patient perspective.

ACOR is an Internet-based public charity dedicated to improve the quality of care provided to cancer patients and the quality of life of patients, survivors and their caregivers. ACOR leverages its wide technological and biomedical resource expertise to be a reliable source of knowledge, support and community in a relentless worldwide campaign to empower those suffering from the disease.

ACCC is the leading national multidisciplinary organization that defines quality care for patients with cancer and influences change to continually improve cancer care.

ACCC is the national multidisciplinary organization that focuses on enhancing, promoting, and protecting the entire continuum of quality cancer care for our patients and our communities.

C-Change is comprised of the nation's key cancer leaders from government, business, and nonprofit sectors. These cancer leaders share the vision of a future where cancer is prevented, detected early, and cured or is managed successfully as a chronic illness.

The mission of C-Change is to leverage the combined expertise and resources of its Members to eliminate cancer as a (major) public health

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers, whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. Web site is in both English and French.

CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services for anyone affected by cancer.

The Cancer Council Victoria, then named the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, was set up as a charitable body in 1936 by an Act of the Victorian Parliament. In 2002, the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria changed its name to The Cancer Council Victoria.

The Cancer Council funds and conducts research, delivers statewide support and prevention programs and advocates on important cancer issues.

Cancer resources in languages other than English including: Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and others.

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Cancer Information Service (CIS) is a national information and education network. The CIS is a free public service of the NCI, the Nation's primary agency for cancer research.

The Cancer Links website tries to provide resources and valuable information for both patients and professionals on how to improve and promote high-quality cancer care and ways to improve quality of life and reduce toxicities of therapy through more effective and efficient means of promoting a cooperative and mutual association between the medical profession, cancer patients, and their families.

CancerPlan.org is an interactive web site that provides Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) resources, tools, state practices, and links to assist state, tribes, territories and community cancer planners to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive cancer plans.

This website offers links to Cancer Resources in Languages other than English

This is the official web site of the Cancer Society of Finland.

CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization that provides free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved. CancerCare programs – including counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help – are provided by trained oncology social workers and are completely free of charge. Founded in 1944,

“Our mission is to improve cancer care through the dissemination of up-to-date and accurate educational programming and information for healthcare professionals, cancer patients and their family members”

The mission of CancerSource is to be the most comprehensive, accurate, and personalized source of cancer information and services available. We serve the needs of our readers, both consumers and healthcare professionals, by providing free, always available access because we believe that knowing helps.

Cancervive is a LA based 501c3 non profit organization dedicated to providing support, public education, and advocacy to those who have experienced cancer. Its mission is to assist survivors to reclaim their lives after cancer.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services created the Office of Minority Health in 1985 as a result of the Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health, which revealed large and persistent gaps in health status among Americans of different racial and ethnic groups. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created its own Office of Minority Health (OMH) in 1988 in response to the same report.

The Institut Curie continues, according to the will of Marie Curie, a mission of treatment and research against cancer. The continuity of research to the care constitutes the originality of the Curie model to support the excellence, the innovation and the quality of patient management. (English and French)

The official Site of Denmark's Cancer Society

The establishment of a national cancer research center in Germany was initiated by Heidelberg surgeon Professor Karl Heinrich Bauer. The Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ, German Cancer Research Center) was set up in 1964 by resolution of the State government of Baden-Wuerttemberg as a foundation under public law. (German and English)

The overarching mission of the Harvard School of Public Health is to advance the public's health through learning, discovery, and communication.

Your guide to reliable health information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This site has translations of documents on managing the symptoms and side effects of cancer available in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukranian, Urdu, and Vietnamese

The Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) promotes policies, programs, partnerships, and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States and its associated territories.

The "National Cancer Center of Japan" was formerly established on February 1, 1962. The objective of the Center is to form the ideal cancer center in Tokyo that serves as the nucleus for national cancer measures. It has thus served a central role in the cancer measures of Japan. The National Cancer Center continues in the battle to "overcome cancer", the long cherished wish of humanity, not only

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (print ISSN: 0027-8874, online ISSN: 1460-2105) publishes peer-reviewed original research from around the world and is internationally acclaimed as the source for the most up-to-date news and information from the rapidly changing fields of cancer research and treatment. For the past several years, the JNCI has been ranked as the most-cited original-research cancer journal by the Institute of Scientific Information in its annual Journal Citation Reports.

Kids Konnected's mission is to provide friendship, understanding, education, and support for the children who have a parent with cancer, or have lost a parent to cancer

Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the LAF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Austin, Texas.

The Lung Cancer Alliance is the only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to patient support and advocacy for people living with lung cancer and those at risk for the disease.

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

A large cancer centre serving the whole of the Czech Republic. The site includes both a Czech language and an English language version and contains information about the centre, contacts, services, research and education.

The Minnesota Cancer Alliance is a coalition of health care organizations, community-based groups and volunteers that evolved from collaborative efforts to create Cancer Plan Minnesota. Founded in 2005, the Alliance was formed to support and implement the plan.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

From 1997 to 2005, the National Cancer Policy Board existed at the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council to address broad policy issues that affect cancer in the United States and to recommend ways to advance the Nation's effort against cancer. The board, consisting of 20 members drawn from outside the federal government, included health care consumers, providers, and researchers in a variety of disciplines in the sciences and humanities.

The mission of the Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) is to enhance the quality and length of survival of all persons diagnosed with cancer and to minimize or stabilize adverse effects experienced during cancer survivorship. The Office of Cancer Survivorship conducts and supports research that both examines and addresses the long- and short-term physical, psychological, social, and economic effec

OncoLink was founded in 1994 by University of Pennsylvania cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge.

The Opportunities for Minorities in Cancer Research is offered by the Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch (CMBB) of the Office of Centers, Training and Resources (OCTR) of the Deputy Director for Extramural Sciences (ODDES), of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The ultimate goal of the CMBB is to significantly increase the number of underrepresented minorities participating as competitive NCI/NIH-funded cancer researchers.

Established in March 2001, the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) is central to NCI's efforts to reduce the unequal burden of cancer in our society.

Cancer affects people of all races and ethnicities in the U.S. Today, one in four deaths in the U.S. is attributable to cancer, and one in three Americans will eventually develop some form of cancer. Each day, 3,800 people in America are diagnosed with cancer and another 1,500 die from cancer.

Links to various Information resources on cancer in Spanish.

This is a web site for a non-profit organisation dedicated to fighting cancer through research, treatment and prevention. The Society supports the majority of cancer research in Sweden. Swedish language with some English support.

The Netherlands Cancer Institute was established on October 10, 1916. From its first inception the NKI-AVL saw close collaboration between scientists and clinicians as essential to fighting cancer. Having a laboratory and hospital under one roof in a single independent organization with an open and collaborative atmosphere has led to many important discoveries and improved therapies.

The mission of The Wellness Community is to help people with cancer and their loved ones enhance health and well-being by providing a professional program of support, education and hope. All programs and services are provided free of charge.

The mission of the Women's Cancer Resource Center is to support women in taking charge of their cancer experience.