The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Library has three information browsing rooms: one for cancer patients, another for the general public, and a third for health professionals. Inside the rooms you will find titles and short descriptions of the publications produced by the National Cancer Institute. To read the full texts of the documents, please click on the title.

If you want a printed copy of a publication, please place an order by calling the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.

Publications for Cancer Patients

The materials in this section are designed to help cancer patients and their families with questions and problems about the disease and its treatment. Some of the materials are designed especially for or about children. These are marked with a "(P)."

Treating Cancer

Treating Cancer-Easy to Read

Treating Cancer-Spanish

Publications for the General Public

Materials in this section are designed for the general public. There are materials about finding cancer and about preventing cancer.

Finding Cancer

Finding Cancer-Easy to Read

Finding Cancer- Spanish

Preventing Cancer

Preventing Cancer- Spanish

Publications for Health Professionals

Materials in this section are designed as resources for health professionals involved in developing and evaluating health communications programs.

For Health Professionals