Information Sites

American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org

Breast Cancer Information Center - http://www.feminist.org/other/bc/bchome.html
The Feminist Majority Foundation Website with information on breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Network - http://www.breastcancer.net/
A 'linked list' of Internet-based resources on the prevention, detection, and treatment of breast cancer. The latest bc-related news and medical developments.

CANCERLIT Citations and Abstracts -http://www.cancer.gov/search/cancer_literature
For monthly listing of articles published in medical literature on breast cancer, click on CANCERIT Topic Searches at bottom of search form.

CANSearch - http://www.cansearch.org/resources/cansearch.html
A Guide to Cancer Resources on the Internet, courtesy of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.

iVillage Breast Cancer Information - http://www.ivillage.com/topics/health/0,10707,165921,00.html

National Breast Cancer Centre - Australia - http://www.nbcc.org.au/default.htm
Breast cancer news, statistics, and survivor's perspectives.

Oncolink - http://oncolink.org/
Cancer site started by the University of PA Cancer Center. A great starting place.

TheBreastCareSite - http://www.thebreastcaresite.com/
Useful information on diagnosis (includes a section understanding your pathology report), treatment, and survivorship . Sponsored by Amoena breast form manufacturer.


Patient Education

Benign Breast Disease and Breast Cancer Tutorial - http://www.surgery.wisc.edu/wolberg/
Tutorial for third-year medical students. Provides good basic information with illustrations.

CancerNetwork.com - http://www.cancernetwork.com
Free registration. Under publications, click on Patient Information and then go to Myths and Facts About Breast Cancer.

Doctors Guide to the Internet - Breast Cancer - http://www.pslgroup.com/BREASTCANCER.HTM
Medical news, drug information, and other resources.

Montana Breast Cancer Resource Guide - http://www.mbcrg.org/

National Cancer Institute - http://wwwicic.nci.nih.gov/
Up-to-date, accurate cancer information by the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) International Cancer Information Center and Office of Cancer Communications.

Susan Love MD.com - http://www.susanlovemd.com
An interactive educational website on women's health issues, particularly breast cancer and breast health. Lots of good questions are asked and discussed on this site. There is also thoughtful discussion of breast cancer issues in the news. Be sure to look through the archives of answers to previous questions.


Diagnosis

Breast Pathology Images - http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/BRESHTML/BRESTIDX.html
A series of images demonstrating gross and microscopic pathologic breast disease findings. See what in situ looks like under a microscope.

Mammography Facilities Certified by the FDA - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html
This listing is searchable by area code or zipcode.

Thermal Imaging - http://home.earthlink.net/~docbill/
An interesting discussion by a chiropractor on the potential for thermal imaging (infrared thermography) to identify areas of the breast that should be checked more closely.


Treatment Choices

Breast Cancer Decision Guide - http://www.bcdg.org/

California Clincal Trial Matching Service for Breast Cancer Patients - http://www.canceranswers.org/clin-qry/

CCDRT - Cell Culture Drug Resistance Testing - http://blcwebcafe.org/ccdrt.asp

TransMed: Online Management of Breast Diseases - http://www.breastdiseases.com/
Treatment guidelines.

Guide to Unconventional Cancer Therapies - http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/PPI/UnconventionalTherapies/default.htm
Compiled by the BC (British Columbia) Cancer Agency.

Completmentary/Integrative Medicine Education Resources - MD Anderson - http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/cimer/

Reconstruction

Breast Reconstruction - http://www.surgery.uiowa.edu/surgery/plastic/brecon.html
University of Iowa Plastic Surgery discussion of different methods of reconstruction.

Reconstruction Experience - http://www.idsi.net/~delaney/owr.htm
Journal of Nancy Delaney's reconstruction experience.

Reconstruction Experience - http://www.acor.org/diseases/breast/recon/pmurray/
Pat Murray reconstruction account.

My Choice - http://www.silcom.com/~noster/choice.html
My decision not to have reconstruction.


Statistics

Cancer Statistics - American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/eprise/main/docroot/STT/stt_0

Breast Cancer Risk Calculator - http://www.halls.md/breast/risk.htm
The initial calculation is based on the Gail Model used for the NCI's Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool. The expanded version includes additional risk factors. Only some of the risk and protective factors are currently known, so this is interesting but should not be considered definitive.


Inflammatory Breast Cancer

IBC Research Foundation - http://www.ibcresearch.org


Male Breast Cancer

Male Breast Cancer, Information Center - http://interact.withus.com/interact/mbc/
In the United States male breast cancer accounts for 1 of every 100 cases of breast cancer.


Young Women with Breast Cancer

Young Survival Coalition - http://www.youngsurvival.org/
Women under the age of 40 living with breast cancer.


Lymphedema Information

Lymphoedema Association of Australia - http://www.lymphoedema.org.au
This is an incredible source of information.

The National Lymphedema Network - http://www.lymphnet.org
Lymphedema information including a nationwide registry of treatment centers.

Nutrition and Prevention

American Institute for Cancer Research - http://www.aicr.org/

Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors - http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/bcerf
Cornell University provides science-based information on the relationships between breast cancer and environmental risk factors, including pesticides and dietary factors.

Breast Cancer Survivors' Online Cookbook - http://www.silcom.com/~noster/bcrecs.html
Recipes submitted by breast cancer survivors and their friends. And tributes to those who have died... the shooting stars.

The Cancer Nutrtition Center - http://www.cancernutrition.com/
Nutritionist Carolyn Katzin provides the latest information on connections between cancer and nutrition.

Cancer Research Foundation of America - http://www.preventcancer.org
A national non-profit organization focused on cancer prevention through research and education.

Flax Council - http://www.flaxcouncil.ca
Fact sheets with references.

Herb Research Foundation - http://www.herbs.org

Oncolink - Diet and Cancer - http://oncolink.upenn.edu/causeprevent/diet/


Hats, Wigs, and Prosthetics

FAQ on Breast Forms - http://www.eskimo.com/%7Ebloo/bformfaq/index.html
A detailed discussion of breast prostheses.

Hat and Soul - http://www.hatandsoul.com/
Specially-designed hats to wear during chemotherapy.

Intimate Image - http://www.intimateimage.com/
Breast form specialists.

Just In Time - http://www.softhats.com
Soft cotton hats designed by a breast cancer survivor.

Ladies First, Inc. - http://www.wvi.com/~ladies1/
Post mastectomy products.

Breast Forms Direct - http://www.breastformsdirect.com/
Post mastectomy products.

Mastectomy Advantage List - http://www.silcom.com/~noster/Mastectomy.html
A look at the potentially positive side of life after bi-lateral mastectomies.


Healing

Breast Cancer Internet Mail List Archive - http://www.acor.org//lists/browse/bc/
An electronic support group with participants from around the world who have experienced breast cancer, are supporting a loved one with breast cancer, or are involved with breast cancer treatment or reasearch.

This is the archive. To join the discussion list, send an email message to listserv@morgan.ucs.mun.ca. Leave the subject line blank and turn off your signature file. For the message, write: SUBSCRIBE BREAST-CANCER your first name, your last name. If you want one large message per day with all the emails for the day, add the words: SET BREAST-CANCER DIGEST.

Healing Journeys - http://www.healingjourneys.com
This group sponsors free Cancer As a Turning Point, from Surviving to Thriving events. Two days of inpirational speakers, music, shared experiences.


Art, Poetry, and Personal Writings

Cancer Destroys, Cancer Builds - http://english-www.hss.cmu.edu/cultronix/stephanie/
Photo essay by Stephanie Byram. My favorite photo

Breast Cancer Lighthouse - http://commtechlab.msu.edu/CTLProjects/breastcancerlighthouse/index.html
P ersonal interviews with women who have survived breast cancer.

Breast Cancer - A Family's Story - http://www.breastcanceronline.com/

In Search of a Voice - http://www.web.net/~survivor/
One hundred Canadian breast cancer survivors told their stories to twenty-four of our Canadian artists. Powerful images give voice to those struggling with breast cancer.

Women Experiencing Cancer - http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/gen/women_with_cancer/
Photographic exhibition

Purple Breasts ... A One Woman Show - http://www.allaire.org/pb.html
Purple ink marks the breasts for radiation treatment. This is a performance about one woman's breast cancer journey.

SF Breast Cancer Quilt - http://www.sfgate.com:80/cgi-bin/chronicle/article.cgi?file=MN53249.DTL&director y=/chronicle/archive/1996/10/25


End of Life Issues and Grieving

Exploring Death in America - http://www.npr.org/programs/death/
Transcripts of an ongoing NPR series of interviews and discussions.

Journey of Hearts - http://www.journeyofhearts.org
Resources and support for the grief that accompanies a loss or significant life change.

Books and Magazines

Advanced Breast Cancer - http://helio.ora.com/catalog/advbc
by Musa Mayer
Living with metastatic breast cancer

Celebrating Life - http://www.celebratinglife.org/
by Sylvia Dunnavant
African American women speak out about breast cancer

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book - http://www.susanlovemd.com/bookshelf.htm
A valuable reference book on breast health and breast disease.

Exa mining Myself - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0571198457/thelifescienchom
by Musa Mayer
One woman's story of breast cancer treatment and recovery.

Living Beyond Limits - http://www-med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/PSTreatLab/lbltext.html
by David Spiegel
New hope and help for those facing life-threatening illness.

Making Informed Medical Decisions - http://www.ora.com/catalog/makinginf
by Nancy Oster, Lucy Thomas, and Darol Joseff, MD
Written by a patient activist (me), a medical librarian, and a physician. Explains how to research, evaluate, and use the information you find to make informed medical decisions.

Mamm Magazine - http://www.mamm.com
Well-researched, well-balanced articles on breast cancer treatment and advocacy issues.


Breast Cancer Resource Centers

Breast Cancer Resource Center - Austin - http://www.bcrc.org/

Breast Cancer Resource Center - Princeton YWCA - http://princetonol.com/groups/ywca/bcrc.html

Breast Resource Center of Santa Barbara - http://www.silcom.com/~brcsb

Community Breast Health Project - http://www-med.Stanford.EDU:80/CBHP/

Kathleen Vetter Breast Cancer Resource Center - http://www.bcresources.org/

Mendocino Cancer Resource Center - http://www.mcn.org/c/mcrc/default.html

Ontario Breast Cancer Support and Resource Centre (Willow) - http://www.willow.org/

Save Ourselves/Y-ME of Sacramento - http://pages.prodigy.com/SaveOurselves/

Women's Cancer Resource Center - Berkeley - http://www.wcrc.org

Women's Cancer Resource Center - Minneapolis - http://www.givingvoice.org

Breast Cancer Organizations

Breast Cancer Action - http://www-med.stanford.edu/bca

Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia http://bca.ns.ca

The Breast Cancer Fund - http://www.breastcancerfund.org/

Breast Cancer Survivor Network - http://bcsn.org/

Canadian Breast Cancer Network - http://www.cbcn.ca/

Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative - http://www.breast.cancer.ca/

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) - http://www.nabco.org/

National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) - http://www.natlbcc.org/

Susan G. Komen Foundation - http://www.komen.org/
Raises money for breast cancer research funding.

Susan Love MD Breast Cancer Foundation - http://www.susanlovemdfoundation.org/index.html

Y-Me Web Site - http://www.y-me.org

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