Patient & Family Education

 

Resources

Web Sites

Care has been taken in the preparation of this information but it is provided on an “as is” basis without any representation, whether express or implied as to quality; accuracy; completeness; legality; currency; reliability; efficiency or fitness for a particular purpose. This listing is for informational purposes only and the contents of the web sites are not intended to constitute medical advice.

  • Cancer Centre site
    The Collector can be found on this site. You can use this site to print and add pages to your Collector. More pages can also be obtained from the Information Kiosk or your Nurse.
    http://www.krcc.on.ca
  • Canadian Health Network
    Funded by Health Canada. Already a rapidly growing resource. Bilingual.
    http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/
  • Health Canada
    Contains useful information on all aspects of Canadian health. Useful links to statistics and medical articles from Canadian journals.
    http://www.hc.sc.gc.ca/english
  • CancerNet
    Maintained by the National Cancer Institute (USA), it guides you through topics, questions, trials, literature searches support, and provides excellent links to other sites.
    http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/index.html
  • American Cancer Society
    Note that the URL does not reflect the name of the site. Among its valuable pages are cancer and drug glossaries. Also, late breaking news items.
    http://www.cancer.org/
  • Cancer Information Network
    Excellent resource, easy to use. The glossary is very handy.
    http://www.cancernetwork.com/
  • Cancer Care Ontario
    Links to provincial sites and resources. Patient summaries of treatment guidelines.
    http://www.cancercare.on.ca/

Starting Points Information Sheets

Information sheets about specific cancers and other cancer information identifying different resources available. Pick up a copy at the Cancer Information Kiosk in the main lobby.

Books, Pamphlets, Videos, CD ROMS , Audiotapes

Collection available at the Cancer Information Kiosk in the main lobby.