Consumer Health: Cancer Resources

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The University of Florida Health Cancer Center comprises more than 250 researchers and clinicians at the University of Florida and UF Health Shands Hospital who conduct research for the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

The Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) is Florida's statewide, population-based cancer registry and has been collecting incidence data since 1981.

The Cancer Center of North Florida Regional Healthcare is dedicated to helping patients accomplish one goal. Beat Cancer. It is part of a cancer program that is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program.

This page provides a summary of what cancer is, and links to many trustworthy resources related to cancer testing, prevention, treatment, genetics, and statistics.

Information for patients and families on diagnosis and treatment, cancer prevention, alternative treatments, links to other cancer resources. Spanish and Asian language publications are available. Link to resources and ACS activities in your local commun

Cancer.gov is the central website for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. government’s principal agency for cancer research

OncoLink was the first cancer information website on the Internet, started in 1994, and remains one of the largest. OncoLink’s content is continually updated and ranges from treatment and disease information for a newly diagnosed patient, support through the side effects of treatment, and into survivorship.

This interactive tool estimates your risk of cancer and provides personalized tips for prevention. Anyone can use it, but it's most accurate for people age 40 and over who have never had any type of cancer.

The American Childhood Cancer Organization is the largest national, grassroots organization standing at the forefront of the battle against childhood cancer.

Cancer.gov is the central website for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. government’s principal agency for cancer research