CancerNet - Mail Server Providing Cancer Information from NCI


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               International Cancer Information Center
               National Cancer Institute
               Building 82, Room 123
               Bethesda, Maryland 20892

            _E_m_a_i_l: icic@icicb.nci.nih.gov

            _P_h_o_n_e: (301) 496-8880
               FAX: (301) 480-8105

            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            CancerNet is a quick and easy way to obtain,  through  elec-
            tronic   mail,   information   from   the   National  Cancer
            Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ) database.   CancerNet
            also  has information about PDQ, PDQ distributors, and other
            products and services  of  the  NCI,  including  a  list  of
            patient  publications  available  from  the Office of Cancer
            Communications.

            CancerNet includes state-of-the-art summaries on  prognosis,
            staging,  histology, and treatment of more than 75 types and
            sites of cancer.  For each cancer diagnosis, there  are  two
            different  statements  available, a technical summary geared
            to the needs of the health care professional, which includes
            references  to  published literature; and a patient informa-
            tion  statement  which  is  written  in   easy-to-understand
            language.   Screening  guidelines and supportive care state-
            ments on the management of side effects of  cancer  and  its
            treatment  are  also  available.  The information is updated
            monthly. CancerNet is a trademark  of  the  National  Cancer
            Institute.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            Send a mail message  to  cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov.  Leave
            the  subject  line  blank.  In the body of the mail message,
            enter "help" to receive the instructions  and  most  current
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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            contents list.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_a_n_c_e_r_N_e_t

            The information is intended for use by the health care  pro-
            fessionals  involved  in  cancer  care to make them aware of
            current  cancer  information.  Current  PDQ/CancerNet  users
            include physicians and other health professionals, basic and
            clinical  researchers,  policy-makers,  health  and  science
            reporters, and the general public.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s

            The entire PDQ database contains the information in  Cancer-
            Net,  in  addition  to  summaries  of cancer clinical trials
            currently accruing patients and  directories  of  physicians
            and  organizations that treat cancer. The database is avail-
            able through various commercial and nonprofit database  dis-
            tributors.  See  the CancerNet Contents List for information
            on NCI database availability.

            The CancerFax service from NCI provides the same information
            as CancerNet.  Call 1-301-402-5874 from your fax machine and
            follow the prompts to request a CancerFax contents list with
            appropriate  code  numbers.  CancerFax is a trademark of the
            National Cancer Institute.

























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