Cancer patients can obtain info online

Although each year, about 1.3 million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer, the good news is there are about 9 million cancer survivors in our country today.

That number should continue to grow as researchers make advances in diagnosis and treatment.

Where can these millions of people turn for information about cancer? One place is a comprehensive Website from the world’s leading medical society of cancer specialists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The Website, called People Living With Cancer (PLWC.org), provides accurate, reliable, oncologist-approved information to help people make informed decisions about their healthcare.

The site contains comprehensive information on more than 50 types of cancer, including details on risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. It also offers the latest news about cancer, a medical dictionary, and a large database of useful information about drugs used to treat cancer.

The Website also provides information on coping strategies such as communicating effectively with doctors as well as dealing with depression and anxiety. Helpful information on managing side effects and genetic testing is also available.

Through this site, people with cancer and their loved ones have direct access to patient support organizations, message board discussions, and forms to help manage the details of cancer treatment.

In addition, the site hosts live chats each month that provide an opportunity to ask leading, national, cancer experts questions about cancer research, treatment, prevention and more.

For accurate information about cancer on the Internet, People Living With Cancer (PLWC.org) is "a reliable source because it represents the voice of the cancer doctors who care for people living with cancer."

This story was provided by the North American Precis Syndicate.