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Clinical trials

cancerTrials service of National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA

Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU)
pilot project sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service

ClinicalTrialDirectory.com

Clinical Trials and Noteworthy Treatments for Brain Tumors

Current Controlled Trials (CCT)

eCancerTrials.com

PDQ service of National Cancer Institute (NCI)
comprehensive cancer database, contains peer-reviewed summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care; a registry of approximately 1,800 open and 10,300 closed cancer clinical trials from around the world; and directories of physicians, professionals who provide genetics services, and organizations that provide cancer care


Databases - bibliographic

EMBASE
bibliographic database for biomedical and pharmacological information

PubMed search service of US National Library of Medicine's (NLM)
provides access to over 17 million citations in MEDLINE and other related databases, with links to participating online journals


Databases - genetic

Breast Cancer Gene Database

Cancer Chromosome Aberration Project (CCAP)
a set of "tools" to define and characterize the distinct chromosomal alterations that are associated with malignant transformation

Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP)
determines the gene expression profiles of normal, precancer, and cancer cells, leading eventually to improved detection, diagnosis, and treatment for the patient

Familial Cancer Database (FaCD)
free software to assist with the differential diagnosis in familial cancer

IARC TP53 Mutation Database
database of TP53 somatic mutations in human cancers and cell-lines

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bethesda, MD, USA
NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information

Pancreatic Cancer Gene Database (PC-GDB)
information on the genes that are involved in pancreatic cancer


Databases - other

Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB) Berkeley, CA, USA
results of chronic, long-term animal cancer tests

CDC WONDER Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data.

National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) Chicago, IL, USA
clinical surveillance resource for cancer care in the United States

National Oncology DataBase (NODB) product of IMPAC Medical Systems

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) New Fairfield, CT, USA
Rare Disease Database (RDB), Organizational Database (ODB), NORD Orphan Drug Designation Database

PDQ service of National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA
comprehensive cancer database, contains peer-reviewed summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care; a registry of approximately 1,800 open and 10,300 closed cancer clinical trials from around the world; and directories of physicians, professionals who provide genetics services, and organizations that provide cancer care


Libraries

There are electronic catalogs and search engines on library sites.
Give author's name, words from title etc, and obtain need book or list of literature.

Cancer Management Guidelines online textbook
resource of British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA), Canada

Galen II Digital Library of University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA

Library of Congress Washington, DC, USA

MedWeb Robert W.Woodruff Health Science Center Library, Emory University, USA

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy online textbook
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 11. Hematology and Oncology

Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Bethesda, MD, USA

National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)

On-line Medical Dictionary (OMD)

Spencer S.Eccles Health Science Library University of Utah, USA