Useful and informative cancer web sites and utilities.

	The Health Alliance is offering email checkup reminders for monthly Testicular Self Exams, yearly Mammogram appointments, yearly Pap Smear appointments, monthly Breast Self Exams and annual Prostate Exams.
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General Information

The Cancer Information Service (CIS)
http://cis.nci.nih.gov
A national information and education network, the CIS is a free public service of the National Cancer Institute, the Nation’s primary agency for cancer research. The CIS answers cancer-related questions in English and Spanish and distributes NCI materials to patient, the public, and health professionals.

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Web site
http://www.nci.nih.gov
For news, educational tutorials, CancerNet, or PDQ.
 

Although it may not be easy, there are many resources available to help you quit smoking; contact the following organizations for more information:

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/

Mesothelioma Information and Resource Group (MIRG)
http://www.mirg.org
 

Skin Cancer

American Academy of Dermatology
http://www.aad.org

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org

Melanoma Education Foundation
http://skincheck.com

Melanoma Patients' Information Page
http://www.mpip.org

The Melanoma Research Foundation
http://www.melanoma.org

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Web site
http://www.nci.nih.gov

The Skin Cancer Foundation
http://www.skincancer.org