Cancer information

Good starting points:

NICE Evidence Search
Portal to quality assured resources relating to the NHS, including drug information, guidelines, patient information, and systematic reviews.

UpToDate - See below for access options
A 'point of care' resource giving summaries of evidence in a format that directly supports clinical decision making. Also available as an app for a mobile device
On-site access - No password required from a UHL computer
Off-site access - UHL Athens account or UpToDate account required for access
Mobile app - Information on getting access via your mobile device

DynaMed Plus - See below for access options
A 'point of care' resource giving summaries of evidence in a format that directly supports clinical decision making. Also available as an app for a mobile device.
On-site access - No password required from a UHL computer
Off-site access - UHL Athens account required for access
Mobile app - Information on getting access via your mobile device

Other good sites to search:

Cancer Information Centre, UHL
A wealth of information from the Macmillan Cancer Information Centre at the LRI.

Cancer Research UK
Information about specific cancers, and statistics.

National Cancer Information Network (NCIN)
Part of Public Health England, uses information collected about cancer patients to improve cancer care.   Maps, mortality profiles, and work relating to specific cancers.    Publications relating to specific cancers may include information about treatments, and statistics.

National Cancer Institute (USA)
Some information will relate only to the United States, but information about sites and tumour sites could be useful.  

National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)
Partnership of UK research funders.   Under Resources, a list of NCRI related acronyms and patient experience surveys.