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.

• Cancer Services from Sutter Health
  
  
• The American Cancer Society
  
  
• The National Cancer Institute
  
  
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

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.