• The Cancer Symptoms website is developed by the oncology nursing society in the United States for patients and caregivers. Explains common cancer treatment symptoms and side-effects such as: fatigue, lack of appetite, pain, depression, problems with thinking clearly and more. Information also available in Spanish. Visit the Cancer Symptoms website for more.
• Risk Factors and possible causes
  The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency's website provides information related to health and safety, the environment, effects from radiation. Includes fact sheets on microwaves, fluorescent lights, mobile phones and magnetic fields from power lines.
• Alternative / unproven complementary therapies                               The National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, United States National Institute of Health website provides information on complementary and alternative medicine.                                            The Quack Watch website includes information for consumers on making intelligent health-decisions with regards to alternative and complementary therapies. Information also available in German, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
• Psychological Support
  Cancer Connections is a website for people to share their stories and connect with others going through a similar cancer experience. The site is fully moderated by Cancer Council staff (Victoria and New South Wales). It provides support for all people affected by cancer including the newly diagnosed, young adults, cancer survivors, family and friends caring for someone with cancer, this with a genetic predisposition to cancer and people bereaved as a result of cancer.
  
• Carers Association of Australia website provides contact numbers for all its state branches and has information for carer support issues.

For links to information on:

• research
• clinical trials
• statistics
• cancer information available in other languages
• cancer specific sites
• reputable medical journals
• cancer information for and about children
• specialist societies and colleges

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