This is not intended to be a list of “best” pages, but rather an introduction to a variety of trusted online information sources.

For The Newly Diagnosed

• About lung cancer (Free to Breathe) : http://www.freetobreathe.org/lung-cancer-info/understanding-a-diagnosis/what-is-lung-cancer
• Questions to ask your lung cancer doctor (LUNGevity Foundation): https://www.lungevity.org/for-patients-caregivers/asking-right-questions
• Navigating lung cancer treatment (Bonnie J Addario Lung Cancer Foundation): https://www.lungcancerfoundation.org/patients/portal/handbook/
• Should I get a second opinion (Cancer Care): https://www.cancercare.org/questions/206
• Remote second opinion (University of Colorado Hospital): https://www.uchealth.org/services/cancer-care/remote-second-opinions/

Lung Cancer Diagnostics And Treatment

• Lung cancer screening (Lung Cancer Alliance): http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/am-i-at-risk/
• Types of cancer treatment (US National Cancer Institute): https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types/
• Lung cancer surgery (Society of Thoracic Surgeons): http://ctsurgerypatients.org/
• Professional Guidelines for Standard of Care (US National Comprehensive Cancer Network): https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines.asp
• Biopsy (American Society for Clinical Oncology): http://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/diagnosing-cancer/tests-and-procedures/biopsy
• Testing for biomarkers (American Lung Association): http://www.lung.org/assets/documents/lung-cancer/interactive-library/what-you-need-to-know-about-tumor-testing.pdf
• Support services for cancer patients (US National Cancer Institute): https://supportorgs.cancer.gov/home.aspx?js=1
• Palliative care / symptoms management (US National Institutes of Health): https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/advanced-cancer/care-choices/palliative-care-fact-sheet
• About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center): https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine/herbs

Lung Cancer Research

• Clinical trials (US National Institutes of Health): https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/about-studies/learn
• Lung cancer research news (Lung Cancer Foundation of America): http://lcfamerica.org/research/
• Physician analysis of research and new lung cancer treatments (Global Resources for Advancing Cancer Education): http://cancergrace.org/lung/

Good Hospitals For Lung Cancer Care

• Cancer centers that have NCI-sponsored lung cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs): https://trp.cancer.gov/spores/lung.htm
• Members of the NCI’s National Comprehensive Cancer Network: https://www.nccn.org/members/network.aspx
• Top cancer hospitals (US News and World Report): http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/cancer

Last updated 22-Oct-2017