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The Internet provides a vast amount of information on cancer. But how do you know what websites are providing you with current reliable information?
For advice on how to conduct medical research online, contact one
of the following:- Marin General Hospital Medical Library
Second floor, Marin General Hospital
Call for hours: (415) 925-7393
- The Novato Health Education Resource Center
Novato Community Hospital
Call for hours: (415) 209-1498
The following websites are a good place to start when researching a particular cancer topic online.Tip: A website's address (or url) lets you know what kind of site it is.- For example: www.marincancerinstitute.org is a non-profit organization. (The ".org" at the end of the address tells you this)
- Web addresses ending in ".gov" are for government agencies, or groups funded by the government, like the National Cancer Institute.
- Web addresses ending in ".com" are for profit, commercial sites. Most ".com" sites sell and/or advertise a product or service.
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From her office at Marin General Hospital’s Medical Library, Kathie Renick assists community members in researching health information from online sources.
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