Cancer Genetics Resources on the Internet

The following is a list of educational sites on the Internet that deal with genetics and cancer. Most of the sites are intended for all audiences, but a few are geared toward professionals.*

Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/
A national educational program in biology sponsored by Genentech, Inc and hosted by National Health Museum.

Blazing a Genetic Trail
http://www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/
A publication that covers the basics of genetics developed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Beyond Discovery: Human Gene Testing
http://www4.nas.edu/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/gene?OpenDocument
Part of the National Academy of Sciences web series of case studies that focuses on genetic testing.

Cancer and Genetics
http://www.cancergenetics.org/
A site that contains information on the genetics of cancer, sponsored by Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.

Cancer Genetics Information
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/genetics/genetics_information.htm
Part of the NCI web site, this section contains access to cancer genetics resources.

*Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/CGAP/
An interdisciplinary program sponsored by the NCI that aims to identify the genes that cause and promote cancer.

*Clinical Genetics: A Self Study for Health Care Providers
http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/ClinicalGenetics/Contents.html
An online textbook provided by the University of Iowa Virtual Hospital.

Diving into the Gene Pool
http://www.exploratorium.edu/genepool/genepool_home.html
A site that explores genetics and the Human Genome Project from a variety of perspectives.

The DNA Files
http://www.dnafiles.org/
A series of National Public Radio documentaries on genetic research and its implications.

DNA Learning Center
http://vector.cshl.org/
An interactive educational site developed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

*Genes at Work
http://www.genesatwork.org/
A site for primary care practitioners sponsored by the Center for Human and Molecular Genetics / University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

*Genetics in the Medical Literature
http://www.cdc.gov/genetics/resources/medical.htm
An ongoing literature search on genetics sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

*Information for Genetic Professionals
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/geneinfo.html
A site for professionals that contains clinical, research, and educational resources, sponsored by the University of Kansas Medical Center.

*Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/
A database of human genes and genetic disorders developed by Johns Hopkins Dr. Victor A. McKusick and colleagues.

OncoLink: Genetics and Cancer
http://oncolink.upenn.edu/causeprevent/genetics/
Part of the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center OncoLink web site, this section focuses on cancer genetics.

A Question of Genes: Inherited Risks
http://www.pbs.org/gene/
The online complement to the video of the same name produced by the PBS.