Sarcoma at The American Society of Clinical Oncology

ASCO has gathered and synthesized data on sarcoma from a multitude of key sources, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology and other ASCO publications, the Virtual Meeting, and more. Experience the ease of finding in-depth information on sarcoma topics, and visit often to remain current with timely updates.

Sarcoma Practice Guidelines (NCCN)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, formed in 1995, is an alliance of leading cancer centers that seeks to "advance the state of the art in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment through excellence in basic and clinical research." Visitors must create a free account to access NCCN’s complete list of Practice Guidelines, which includes guidelines for soft tissue and bone sarcomas. These guidelines can be printed and discussed with the patient's medical team.

BCCA Cancer Drug Manual

British Columbia Cancer Agency’s alphabetical index of cancer drugs. Geared towards medical professionals, the entry for each drug gives comprehensive information on its classification, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, uses, side effects, interactions with other agents, and dosage guidelines.

Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines

The Children’s Oncology Group Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancers were developed as a collaborative effort of the Nursing Discipline and the Late Effects Committee and are maintained and updated by the Children’s Oncology Group’s Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines Core Committee and its associated Task Forces. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide recommendations for screening and management of late effects that may potentially arise as a result of therapeutic exposures used during treatment for pediatric malignancies.

American Cancer Society (ACS)

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. It has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.  Their site has extensive information on leaning about cancer, making treatment decisions, finding clinical trials, and coping.  The ACS also maintains a Cancer Survivor Network with online chat rooms and message boards. 

American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) supports research into the role of diet and nutrition in the prevention and treatment of cancer and educates the public about the results.  It also offers a wide range of cancer prevention education programs. Their website also offers nutrition guidelines for cancer survivors, dietary and exercise tips, and a recipe corner.  Visitors to the site can also send an email to an AICR registered dietitian about a personal nutrition and diet question.

The Angiogenesis Foundation

The mission of the Angiogenesis Foundation is to improve global health by facilitating the development and application of angiogenesis-based medicine. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was created by physicians, scientists, and humanitarians who share a vision that healthcare in the 21st century will be revolutionized by medicines that control angiogenesis. Angiogenesis (new blood vessel growth) is the "common denominator" in society's most significant diseases, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, blindness, arthritis, psoriasis, complications of AIDS, and more than 70 other conditions. By combining the effective use of knowledge, research, and education, the Angiogenesis Foundation takes a comprehensive and integrative approach towards helping society create and benefit from angiogenesis-based medicines. It works collaboratively with leaders in government, industry, universities, medicine, and patients and their support groups. It also serves as (1) a global information clearinghouse, (2) a research and education institute, and (3) a think tank for new drug development and therapy adoption. Its Cancer Patient Help Center educates patients about the role of angiogenesis in cancer and about anti-angiogenic medicines that are being developed for their cancer type.  The Help Center can be contacted via a call center or e-mail.  Their website also contains a primer on Understanding Angiogenesis and list of patient resources. 

BC Cancer Agency

The BC Cancer Agency provides a cancer care program for the people of British Columbia, including prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis and treatment services, support programs, community programs, research and education.  It does this through: (1) four regional cancer centers in Vancouver, Vancouver Island (Victoria), the Southern Interior (Kelowna) and the Fraser Valley (Surrey); (2) a network of 16 chemotherapy clinics, in partnership with regional hospitals; and (3) physicians traveling to smaller towns to see patients and a network of 70 pharmacies across BC that dispense cancer treatment to bring care closer to home. Their website has extensive information for patients about the types of cancer, treatment, screening, symptom management, and unconventional therapies. The site also contains summaries of specific chemotherapy treatment protocols, and a drug database.

Cancer: Questionable Therapies from QuackWatch

QuackWatch is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Its primary focus is on quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere. Founded by Dr. Stephen Barrett in 1969, it has developed a worldwide network of volunteers and expert advisors.  Its activities include: investigating questionable claims; answering inquiries; distributing reliable publications; reporting illegal marketing; generating consumer-protection lawsuits; improving the quality of health information on the Internet; and attacking misleading advertising on the Internet. 

CURE

CURE is a quarterly magazine that combines the science and humanity of cancer for those who have to deal with it on a daily basis. CURE provides scientific information in easy-to-understand language with equally understandable illustrations.  Both the current issue and all back issues are online at this site.  The print copy of Cure is available free of charge to cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. 

Doctor-Approved Cancer Information

The patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), provides oncologist-approved information on more than 50 different types of cancer and their treatments, clinical trials, coping, and side effects. Additional resources include: a "Find an Oncologist" database, live chats, message boards, a drug database, and links to patient support organizations. The site is designed to help people with cancer make informed health-care decisions.

The Doctor’s Doctor

On the home page of The Doctor’s Doctor website, it states, "This web site is dedicated to patient empowerment. Much of the information a physician uses to make a diagnosis comes from clinical laboratory tests and tissue biopsies. These tests are usually overseen or interpreted by a pathologist. This site is run by pathologists who want to help patients understand their test results and diagnoses." Among the many interesting pages there are detailed summaries of most diseases, referenced with medical literature abstracts. There is a very interesting section on the website called "Translating the Report" which helps you to read and to understand a pathology report. This is recommended reading for everyone.

eMedicine 

e.Medicine comprises a large and current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and health professionals. Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base, which contains articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders. The evidence-based content provides the latest practice guidelines in 62 medical specialties. eMedicine also has a consumer health site eMedicineHealth.com with more than 5500 pages of health content written by physicians for patients and consumers. 

European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

ESMO was established with the purposes of advancing the art, science and practice of medical oncology and disseminating knowledge in order to maintain a high common standard in medical practice for cancer patients. ESMO's aims are to: improve research in the field of medical oncology; promote education in medical oncology, in order to ensure a high standard for medical oncologists; and maintain liaison with other oncology associations, cancer leagues, universities and, where appropriate, the pharmaceutical industry. The website’s reference section has a set of Clinical Practice Guidelines for various cancers (including soft tissue sarcomas and bone sarcomas). 

Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer

The aim of this site is to make it easier to find more specific cancer information quickly. This is achieved by providing a directory of some of the key cancer-related sites and pages. Links are sorted into categories (by disease-type, medical specialty, country etc.), and where possible annotation is provided to give the reader a brief description of each site/organization.  In addition to links, the site presents basic information about cancer-related topics.  The site also aims to draw the reader’s attention to issues about cancer-related information on the Internet, especially those relating to the quality of information.  The site includes information that will be of interest to a spectrum of different users including patients and their relatives, caregivers, health professionals, basic scientists, and others interested in cancer.

International Union Against Cancer (UICC)

Founded in 1933, the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) is an independent, international, non-governmental association of 291 member organizations in 87 countries.  UICC's purpose is to promote awareness and responsibility for the growing global cancer burden; to take effective action to prevent and reduce cancer incidence and mortality; to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families, and to build the capacity of our members and partners to meet local cancer control needs. 

Macmillan Cancer Support

CancerBACUP is a cancer information service based in Europe. They provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and is the U.S. Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. Within its mission statement, NCI is to coordinate "research projects conducted by universities, hospitals, research foundations, and businesses throughout this country and abroad through research grants and cooperative agreements.".  The NCI website is one of the most comprehensive websites dealing with cancer. It includes information on treatments, prevention, genetics and causes, screening and testing for a wide variety if cancers.  In its PDQ section, you can search for clinical trials by type of cancer, type of trial, and location of trial.  With their advanced search feature one can add more trial criteria such as stage/subtype of cancer, hospital or institution, new trials (trials added in the current month), type of treatment, drug, phase of trial, sponsor of trial, and trial investigators.

Oncolink

OncoLink is sponsored by the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania with the mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge.  At OncoLink you can get comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances. OncoLink information is updated everyday and provides information at various levels, from introductory to in-depth. In its “Ask the Experts” section, you can send a question to one of their panel of medical experts online.

Research! America

Research!America is a not-for-profit, membership-supported public education and advocacy alliance founded in 1989. Its 475 member institutions represent the voices of more than 40 million people striving to make medical and health research—including research to prevent disease, disability and injury and to promote health—a higher national priority. Research! America’s work, including advocacy-related materials and programs, focuses on educating decision makers and opinion leaders about the critical need to increase the nation's investment in medical and health research. The site’s Advocacy Network and Center makes it easy for you to keep informed on legislation concerning medical research and to communicate effectively with your elected officials. Its Outreach framework includes programs and initiatives that provide advocates across the nation with messages and tools that build a unified voice for research. Research!America also conducts public opinion polls regarding health-related research. 

BCCA Cancer Drug Manual

British Columbia Cancer Agency’s alphabetical index of cancer drugs. Geared towards medical professionals, the entry for each drug gives comprehensive information on its classification, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, uses, side effects, interactions with other agents, and dosage guidelines.

Chemocare.com

Chemocare.com is a program of the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative and the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center. Its website is designed to provide the latest information about chemotherapy to patients and their families, caregivers and friends. It supplements what you may already have learned from your healthcare professional. Extensive information is provided on individual chemotherapy drugs, managing side effects, eating well during chemotherapy, and what to do both before and after chemotherapy. The website also has stories of survivors’ experiences, where you can also post your own story, information of complementary therapies, chemotherapy news, a message board, and list of resources and FAQs.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance

This is a service offered by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA, see entry below). PhRMA leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the United States. The site has a special section, New Medicines in Development, that can be explored for a extensive array of diseases.

PDR Health

This is the online version of the Physicians' Desk Reference. The drug information on PDRhealth is written in lay terms and is based on the FDA-approved drug information found in the PDR. It gives consumers plain-English explanations for the safe and effective use of prescription and nonprescription drugs—explanations that are consistent with the information professionals are referencing in the PDR. Use this site to read about a drug your doctor may have prescribed to check for side effects, drug interactions, and other important information.

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. Visitors to their site can search a database of new drugs in development and search for patient assistance programs of member companies. 

American Cancer Society Glossary of Radiation Therapy Terms

The ACS has compiled this scrollable alphabetical glossary of terms used in radiation therapy. 

American Medical Association Atlas of the Body

The AMA’s atlas of the body has color medical illustrations of the major systems of the body, including the brain, circulatory system, respiratory system, muscles, nervous system, skeleton, and the female reproductive system.

Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology

The Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology is a peer reviewed on-line journal and database devoted to genes, cytogenetics, and clinical entities in cancer, and cancer-prone diseases.  The aim is to cover the entire field under study. It presents concise and updated reviews (cards) or longer texts (deep insights), a huge portal towards genetics and/or cancer databases and journals, teaching items in Genetics for students in Medicine and in Sciences, and a case report section.  It is made for and by clinicians and researchers in cytogenetics, molecular biology, oncology, haematology, and pathology. Contributions are reviewed before acceptance.

CancerIndex Cancer Glossary

This glossary contains two Hundred plus definitions of cancer related terms that are searchable by clicking on the first letter of the word you are interested in.

CancerIndex Guide to Medical Terminology and Cancer

This guide is intended as an introduction to medical terminology with an emphasis on cancer. The guide is primarily aimed at those who may have little or no medical background.  The first chapter of this guide introduces childhood cancers.  Chapter 2 summarizes adult cancers.  Chapter 3 discusses some basic terms used in oncology. Chapter 4 aims to help demystify medical terms by showing how they can be broken down into simpler component parts; root words, suffixes, and prefixes. The subsequent chapters of the guide introduce the main systems of the body (e.g., skeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory), again with an emphasis on medical terminology and cancer.

eCureMe Atlas of Medical Diseases

This website provides color illustrations and photographs of approximately 280 diseases along with descriptions of the disease, symptoms, causes and treatment.

Glossary of Terms and Symbols used in Pharmacology

Compiled by the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Boston University School of Medicine, this site has an A-Z list of technical definitions used in pharmacology.

Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body

The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries.

Guide to Biostatistics

A compilation of important epidemiologic concepts and common biostatistical terms used in medical research.

Leiomyosarcoma Glossary

To find a term in this dictionary, select a letter (the first letter of the word you are seeking) or browse the complete dictionary.

Medline Plus Medical Dictionary and Encyclopedia

Medline Plus is a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.  For their dictionary simply type the word that you would like to find.  Its encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.

MedTerms Dictionary and MedicineNet.com

MedTerms online medical dictionary is the medical reference for MedicineNet.com, containing easy-to-understand explanations of over 15,000 medical terms. The MedTerms medical dictionary provides quick access to hard-to-spell medical definitions through an extensive alphabetical listing. If you know the spelling, use the search function to look up the meaning of the medical term. If you're not sure of the spelling, type the first few letters, followed by an asterisk (*). Alternatively, you can use an A-Z list. The MedicineNet.com website has similar search features for diseases and conditions, signs and symptoms, procedures and tests, and medications.

Musculoskeletal Atlas of the Human Body

This atlas of the skeletal and muscular systems of the body was compiled by doctors at the University of Washington. Simply click on the text of the body part you are interest in to display the appropriate image.

National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Mortality Maps and Graphs

This NCI website provides interactive maps, graphs (which are accessible to the blind and visually-impaired), text, tables and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates for the time period 1950-1994 for more than 40 cancers.

National Cancer Institute’s Dictionary of Cancer Terms

The National Cancer Institute’s dictionary has an A-Z listing of definitions of cancer terms.

National Human Genome Research Institute Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms

The National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health created the Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms to help people without scientific backgrounds understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research. Simply click on the term of interest to open a page with a wealth of information, including the term's pronunciation, audio information, images and additional links to related terms.  Each listing has an audio explanation that can be heard using the RealAudio Player. Speakers comment on or define each term, which is also relevant to their field of study. For example, leading cancer researchers comment on cancer, or expert gene hunters tackle the terms on the search for, or mapping of, genes.

Pediatric Bone Atlas

This site contains a fully searchable database of bone atlas scans and diagnosis.  The site is limited to Bone Scintigraphy in Children, and contains about 1000 images.  Scintigraphy is an imaging procedure in which the patient is administered a radionuclide with an affinity for the organ or tissue of interest, followed by recording the distribution of the radioactivity with a special camera.  Images are catalogued by case, diagnosis and symptom in order to make the resource as useful as possible.  This resource has been designed for the use of practitioners and students of scintigraphic scanning techniques.  It is nevertheless a free resource open to anyone.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

AARC’s mission is to “prevent and cure cancer through research, education, and communication”. It fosters research in cancer and related biomedical science, promotes science education, and works to advance the understanding of cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment throughout the world. To aid in the dissemination of new cancer-related findings, it publishes six journals: AACR Journal Highlights, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, Molecular Cancer Research, and Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. The archives of a previously published journal, Cell Growth & Differentiation, are online. Cancer Research is the most frequently cited cancer journal in the world, with over 90,000 citations per year. AARC’s website has an advanced search capability that lets the user search any or all of the above journals.

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO’s members develop standards for patient care and lead the fight in the United States for more effective cancer treatments, increased funding for research aimed at finding cures for the many different types of cancers, including sarcomas. The ASCO site has a detailed calendar of events of important oncology-related meetings around the world. ACSO develops clinical practice guidelines for doctors that outline appropriate methods of treatment and care.

Annals of Surgical Oncology (ASO)

The Annals of Surgical Oncology is the official journal of the Society of Surgical Oncology (see entry below). The Annals publishes original and educational manuscripts about oncology for surgeons from all specialties in academic and community settings. Users of the site without a subscription have access to a Tables of Contents and Abstracts via its advanced search facility.  If you wish to view a full-text article without a subscription, you may purchase access to it for 24 hours at a cost of $20.00 per article.

BC Cancer Agency Chemotherapy Protocols

The British Columbia Cancer Agency’s listing of chemotherapy protocols for Sarcoma treatment. Each listed protocol gives detailed information regarding eligibility and testing for that protocol, dosing levels for pre-medications and chemotherapy agents, and dose modifications for various toxicities.

BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal)

The BMJ, formerly known as the British Medical Journal, aims to publish rigorous, accessible and entertaining material that will help doctors and medical students in their daily practice, lifelong learning and career development. BMJ seeks to be at the forefront of the international debate on health. It publishes original scientific studies, reviews and educational articles, and papers commenting on the clinical, scientific, social, political, and economic factors affecting health. This website contains an excellent search facility and the full text of all articles published in the weekly BMJ since January 1994. Currently access to the entire site is free. Its NetPrint subweb contains articles that “have not yet been accepted for publication by a peer reviewed journal. They are presented here mainly for the benefit of fellow researchers. Casual readers should not act on their findings, and journalists should be wary of reporting them.”

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

CA is a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS) which provides cancer care professionals with information on all aspects of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The ASC states that, “CA is the most widely circulated oncology journal in the world, mailing to over 100,000 individuals”. Recently, the ISI Journal Citation Reports showed that “CA is the #1 cited oncology journal out of 114 journals listed in the category of oncology”. The CA website has an advanced search capability allowing its content to be searched for full text (January 1990 – present), abstracts only (January 1979 - November 1989), and tables of contents only (July 1965 - November 1978).

Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS)

CTOS is an international group comprised of physicians and scientists with a primary interest in the tumors of connective tissues. The goal of the society is to advance the care of patients with connective tissue tumors and to increase knowledge of all aspects of the biology of these tumors, including basic and clinical research.  Their site contains the papers, posters, and oral presentations submitted at their annual meeting. There is a link to Sarcoma, a journal dedicated to publishing papers covering all aspects of connective tissue oncology research, on their links page. Sarcoma brings together work from scientists and clinicians carrying out a broad range of research in this field, including the basic sciences, molecular biology and pathology and the clinical sciences of epidemiology, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Users can browse the contents pages of Sarcoma online issues free of charge. Accessing the full text of journal documents may require e-mailing the publisher.

Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO)

This is the official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO, see entry, above).  Individual (non-ASCO member) subscribers to the journal have online access to: tables of contents, abstracts, full text searching, full text display, document delivery, PDFs, links to Medline and GenBank, future tables of contents, and the advantage of having password access to JCO.

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP)

The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, & Psychiatry (JNNP) publishes important papers covering the whole field of clinical neurological practice. Emphasis is given to common disorders such as cerebrovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy, epilepsy, subarachnoid hemorrhage, including papers concerning pathogenesis and treatment.  It has an advanced search facility. It has a listing of the most recent 10 Most-Frequently-Read Contents. Subscribers have additional access to full text and PDF files of articles.  Non-subscribers have access to all tables of contents, all abstracts, free back archive of materials more than 12 months old, full text of "Editor’s Choice" for the current issue and email alerts.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI, PubMed, Entrez)

NCBI is part of NIH’s National Library of Medicine (NLM, see next entry). The NCBI website has, among other things, an extensive collection of databases. Through its PubMed Central (PMC) search facility you can access the National Library of Medicine's entire digital archive of life sciences journal literature, which includes may cancer-related titles. Access to the full text of articles in PMC is free, except where a journal requires a subscription for access to recent articles.  The complete set of NCBI databases can be searched through its Entrez search facility.

National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE, MEDLINE Plus, and other links)

The US National Library of Medicine (NLM) is a service of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and is the world’s largest medical library.  MEDLINE is one of NLM's premier bibliographic databases covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. It contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,600 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries.  The database contains over 12 million citations dating back to the mid-1960s. Coverage is worldwide, but most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from over 650 diseases and conditions and includes an extensive Medical Encyclopedia and Medical Dictionary. The website also lists hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is one of the centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals. On the NCCAM Health Information subweb, you can find general information about understanding complementary and alternative treatments, more specific information about the various complementary and alternative treatments available, as well as alerts and advisories, and information about dietary supplements.

NIH's Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)

The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Rare Diseases was created in 1993 for the purpose of stimulating and coordinating research on, and to respond to the needs of patients who have any one of the more than 6,000 rare diseases known today.  A “rare disease” is a disease or condition affecting fewer than 200,000 persons. The ORD site provides information about ORD-sponsored scientific activities, includes a genetic and rare diseases information center, and acts as a portal to databases that provide information on major topics of interest in rare diseases research. Also see the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD).

PathologyOutlines.com

This site provides access to, among other things, surgical pathology outlines with links to journal articles, gross and microscopic images, and conferences.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

NCCN, formed in 1995, is an alliance of leading cancer centers that, among other things, seeks to “advance the state of the art in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment through excellence in basic and clinical research.”  The programs sponsored by NCCN include: (1) The NCCN Practice Guidelines in Oncology which are “the recognized standard reference for appropriate practice in the field of oncology” and (2) The NCCN Outcomes Database wherein it integrates its guideline development process with a comprehensive data collection process “to measure the level of adherence of practice to NCCN Guidelines and the clinical outcomes that patients achieve at NCCN institutions.” Visitors must create an account to access NCCN’s complete list of Practice Guidelines, which include guidelines for soft tissue and bone sarcomas.  The NCCN website also has detailed clinical trial information for its member institutions.

NCI's Physician Data Query (PDQ)

PDQ is part of the National Cancer Institute’s website. The PDQ section of NCI's website allows you to search the NCI’s comprehensive databases that contain information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive care, and clinical trials.  Each cancer is listed alphabetically and cancer information summaries for adult treatment, pediatric, supportive care, prevention, genetics, complementary and alternative medicine.

Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)

The mission of the Society of Surgical Oncology is to, “ensure that all cancer patients receive the highest quality, comprehensive, multimodal cancer care.”

State of the Art Oncology in Europe (START)

START is a project launched by Cancerworld.org. It involves approximately 170 leading European oncologists.  The objective is to maintain a concise database on state-of-the-art treatment of human malignant tumors.  START's section on soft tissue sarcoma contains general information, pathology and biology, diagnosis, staging, prognosis, treatment, and follow-up information for soft tissue sarcomas.

The Lancet

The Lancet is a medical journal published in the United Kingdom. Registration to this online version is free and provides search and access to selected full-text articles and news items, and pay-per-view article access. Registration also provides the ability to search and access articles in The Lancet Oncology, a separate, specialized edition of the Lancet.  A paid subscription to the Lancet provides access to the entire web site and full-text content, and a year's issues of the print journal.

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.  Material is published with an emphasis on internal medicine and specialty areas including oncology.  NEJM Online contains both the current issue and an online archive that can be accessed through browsing, advanced searching, or collections by disease or topic. Subscriber services include PDA content access, PowerPoint downloads, and continuing medical education (CME).