Alaska Resources

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Cancer Education Videos -- These videos were created to provide culturally informed cancer education, they include: The Story Basket - Weaving Breast Health into Our Lives; Awaken Choices - Colon Health, Our Stories; Staying Strong, Staying Healthy - Alaska Men Talk About Cancer.
 
• Cancer - Epidemiology Bulletins - State of Alaska -- Cancer risk factors in Alaska, and preventive measures.
 
• Cancer Cause by Infectious Agents - Arctic Investigations Program -- Research program to investigate possible links between cancer and infectious disease.
 
• Exercise - Epidemiology Bulletins - State of Alaska -- Documents health benefits of physical activity.
 
• Lung Cancer - Epidemiology Bulletins - State of Alaska -- Documents smoking health hazards.
 
• The Alaska Cancer Registry - State of Alaska -- A Statewide cancer registry.
 

U.S. Government Resources

• American Indian/Alaska Native Cancer Information Resource Center and Learning Exchange (C.I.R.C.L.E.) -- A national clearinghouse for cancer education materials.
 
• Cancer Progress Report -- NCI update on the state of cancer prevention, detection and treatment.
 
• Colorectal Cancer Screening A Circle of Health for Alaskans -- (PDF size: 2,024kb)
 
• Depression (PDQ) - Among Cancer Patients -- NCI report on depression and suicide among cancer patients.
 
• National Cancer Institute (NCI) -- Everything about cancer and cancer research.
 

General

• American Cancer Society -- For patients, family, friends and professionals.  

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