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Tips on Choosing an Oncologist

Try to gather information from many sources and in many forms - the more sources of information, the better - including: friends/family, your health benefits officer at work, fellow employees, and health plan network lists.  Be sure to investigate the doctor's qualifications by reviewing the following:

Education and Training:  College (four years); Medical School (four years); Residency Training (up to seven years); Fellowship Training (up to seven years); and Continuing Education (Lifetime)

Quality Measurements:  Board Certification; Years in Practice; Experience

Customer Satisfaction: personal attributes such as doctor gender and age; referrals from colleagues/friends

Doctor Affiliations: Health Plans

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Cancer and Oncology Links

American Cancer Society (ACS)
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
The ACS is a nationwide community-based voluntary health organization. Its Web site and the ACS free phone line provide information on cancer treatment, early detection, and prevention, as well as cancer statistics and information on a variety of services available to cancer patients and their families.

Behind the Cancer Headlines
http://www.mabcie.com
This site has original articles that explain recent advances in cancer research and trends in diagnosis and treatment. Information is sourced from peer-reviewed journals and news releases from medical research institutions. The site is a collaboration between the nonprofit Mid-Atlantic Breast Cancer Information Exchange and a consortium of U.S. medical writers and editors.

CancerEducation.com
http://www.cancereducation.com
This site gives patients, family members, and oncology professionals access to various online resources, including specific information on many types of cancer. Online membership application is required, but membership is free. CancerEducation.com is a New York-based company, with medical advisors from leading U.S. cancer centers and institutions.

Cancerfacts.com
http://www.cancerfacts.com
The consumer portion of the site includes interactive tools that match an individual's medical history and test results with the medical literature and generate personalized reports of treatment options, side effects, and outcomes. The consumer portion also includes email discussion groups and a list of support groups. The physician portion includes cancer literature, drug and clinical trials information, news, and online discussion forums.

Cancerpage.com
http://www.cancerpage.com
This site has cancer information and news and includes stage-specific treatment guidelines, support group chats, and email access to oncology nurses covering general medical information and information on support organizations and groups. Cancerpage.com is a free online service provided by a healthcare company.

CancerSource.com
http://www.cancersource.com
CancerSource.com offers disease and treatment information tailored for a variety of users: patients and consumers; nurses; physicians; and kids and teens.

CancerTrack
http://www.cancertrack.com
CancerTrack is a source of cancer news that is updated every 15 minutes. It also has information on books and provides links to resources on many types of cancer.

Conversations in Care
http://www.conversationsincare.com
This site, geared to physicians, is designed to help improve physician-patient communication. It includes a serialized book, each chapter being authored by an expert in the field of communications. The site has a live chat feature for addressing questions to a guest chapter author. Also included is a separate list of communications resources.

Lance Armstrong Foundation
http://www.laf.org
The Lance Armstrong Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization. Its Web site includes information on a broad range of cancer topics, including risk factors, treatment options, clinical trials, and survivorship, as well as an extensive collection of links to cancer-related resources.

National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)
http://www.researchforacure.com/site/PageServer
NFCR's Web site provides information about prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer, as well as content about research for a cancer cure. NFCR was founded in 1973 and supports basic science cancer research at universities and research hospitals worldwide.

OncoLink
http://www.oncolink.com
OncoLink, from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, presents cancer information for patients and health care professionals. It also links to more than 50 journal and newsletter Web sites.

Oncology Tools
http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer
This U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) site contains information on cancer and approved cancer drugs. It includes summaries on different types of cancer, regulatory information, and other cancer-related resources.

People Living With Cancer
http://www.plwc.org/plwc/Home/1,1743,,00.html
This Web site for patients, their families, and friends is provided by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a professional organization of health-care practitioners who have a predominant interest in oncology. The site has an overview of cancer as well as detailed information on many types of cancer. It also gives access to ASCO resources, including treatment guidelines and research abstracts from annual ASCO meetings.

Steve Dunn's CancerGuide
http://www.cancerguide.org
Maintained through the efforts of a cancer survivor, CancerGuide has links to a variety of cancer information resources and offers advice about using the information retrieved.

TeleSCAN: Telematic Services in Cancer
http://telescan.nki.nl
This European-based site has links to cancer information sources for patients and the public, health care professionals, and researchers.

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Doctor/Dentist Specialists

• AACE Physician Finder (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
• ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• AGLP Referral Service (Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists)
• American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician Referral Service (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• American College of Phlebology - Online Database (American College of Phlebology)
• American Osteopathic Association D.O. Database (American Osteopathic Association)
• AOSSM Directory: Find a Doctor (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)
• Cancer Genetics Services Directory (National Cancer Institute)
• Dystonia: Find a Health Care Professional (Dystonia Medical Research Foundation)
• Emergency Contraception: Directory of Providers (Princeton University, Office of Population Research)
• Expert Locator: Immunologists (Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
• Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
• Find a Dermasurgeon (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
• Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Find a Foot and Ankle Surgeon (Podiatrist) (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
• Find a Gynecologic Oncologist (Women's Cancer Network)
• Find a Heart Rhythm Specialist (Heart Rhythm Society)
• Find a Neurologist (American Academy of Neurology)
• Find a Periodontist (American Academy of Periodontology)
• Find a Physician (Podiatrist) (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
• Find a Plastic Surgeon (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
• Find a Reproductive Endocrinologist (Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility)
• Find a Reproductive Surgeon (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
• Find a Rheumatologist (American College of Rheumatology)
• Find a Thyroid Specialist (American Thyroid Association)
• Find a Urologist (American Urological Association)
• Find an Allergist: Search (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• Find an Endocrinologist (Hormone Foundation)
• Find an Eye M.D. (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
• Find an Interventional Radiologist (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• Find an Oncologist (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
• Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Find an Otolaryngologist (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
• Finding a Physician Who Specializes in Epilepsy Treatment (Epilepsy Foundation)
• Finding an Eye Care Professional (National Eye Institute)
• FP Web Directory - A Directory of Family Physicians on the Web (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Post-Polio Directory--2004: Health Professionals, USA (Post-Polio Health International including International Ventilator Users Network)
• Scleroderma Physician Referral List (Scleroderma Research Foundation)
• Search for Eating Disorder Treatment Providers (National Eating Disorders Association)
• Seeking Help: Physicians Who Specialize in Tremor (International Essential Tremor Foundation)
• Spine Care Finder (North American Spine Society)