Internet Resources

Abstract

Information on cancer is available through books, the Internet, contributions on congresses and meetings, and through working groups of the National Cancer Societies. In the specific situation of rare pediatric tumors, it is not easy to get reliable, practical, and precise information on diagnosis and management. In many situations, it will be necessary for health care providers to contact the coordinators of the rare pediatric tumor working groups in order to use their expertise and interdisciplinary network for specific questions (see Chapters 7–12). Anyway, the Internet provides a great insight to patients as well as to attending physicians into the situation of cancer research today. It offers a wide range of specific information websites about different malignancies, current standards of research and experts and helping support for patients and affected family members. Also, in the case of rare tumors, the Internet can give first information on tumor entities and the structure and functioning of the rare tumor networks nationally and worldwide.