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 Medical
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Congessionally
Directed Medical Research Programs
Provides research highlights
and database of all funded awards from the Department of Defense
Breast Cancer Research Program, the second largest funder
of breast cancer research in the world. Also provides information
on how breast cancer survivors can participate as consumer
reviewers in the scientific peer review process funding breast
cancer research.
Breast
Biopsy Procedures
A resource that introduces breastbiopsy.com, to evaluate biopsy
choices and help talk with a doctor about the procedure.
Time Magazine Coverage
Time Magazine's summary of the
breast cancer situation. Explains the shift that is occurring
away from the inefficiency of mammography to focus on the
actual location of the pre-cancerous conditions and early
stage of the disease.
Time
Magazine Treatment Story
Time Magazine's description
of cutting edge treatments.
The
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
is a national organization dedicated solely to clinical and/or
genetic research in breast cancer.
American
Cancer Society
offers links for finding local
treatment centers.
Breast
Cancer Clinical Trial Directory
National Alliance of Breast Cancer
Organizations (NABCO).
Breast
Cancer Information Service
General information for breast cancer
patients, centered in Philadelphia, PA.
Breast
Cancer Treatment Guidelines for Patients
Up-to-date, in-depth treatment guidelines
for breast cancer provided by the American Cancer Society
and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Health
Access For Women With Disabilities
BHAWD is a non-progit organization
that provides free breast exams and eduction for women with
disabilities.
BreastLink.com,
Integrated Breast Cancer Care
Information on a variety of topics related to diagnosis and
treatment of breast cancer including a link for Latinas.
Breast
MRI Web Site
Sponsored by the Magnetic Resonance
Science Center at the Univ. of California San Francisco and
the U.S. Public Health Service's Office of Women's Health.
Breast
Reconstruction
CancerLinks
Links to many breast cancer sites.
Additional
CancerLinks
Links to many breast cancer sites.
CancerNet
National Cancer Institute
The
Breast Cancer Fund
(TBCF or The Fund) is a national
nonprofit organization formed in 1992 to innovate and accelerate
the response to the breast cancer crisis.
Breast
Cancer Education Network
Comprehensive information for women
about breast cancer symptoms testing diagnosis treatment research
and other medical information.
Carol
Franc Buck Breast Care Center
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Doctor's
Guide to Breast Cancer Information and Resources
Inflammatory
Breast Cancer Help Page
National
Cancer Institute: Initiatives Applicable to Breast Cancer
Research
National
Lymphedema Network
Information about prevention and
treatment of lymphedema, the most common long-term complication
of breast cancer surgery. Guidelines and referrals for medical
treatment, physical therapy and support.
National
Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
Cooperative group that conducts
clinical trials in breast and colorectal cancer research.
Based in Pittsburgh and funded primarily by the National Cancer
Institute and the American Cancer Society.
Potential
Benefits and Risks of Mammograms
Department of Medicine and Department
of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California
San Francisco. Funded in part by the National Cancer Institute.
UCSF
Cancer Links Center
WebMD
www.imaginis.com
Just for breast health, with full
menu of information for both patients and doctors.
www.canhelp.com
A fee-based service that advises
on treatment options, conventional and alternative therapies,
as well.
www.rationaltherapeutics.com
A technology that can sample a cancer
tumor and expose the sample to a large array of themotherapeutic
agents, thereby attempting to determine the most effective
treatment.
www.acurian.com
A list of current clinical trials
Yahoo.com
MSNBC
www.cancer.com
Cancer treatment, research, and
prevention links from Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.
Complementary
and Alternative Therapies
The
Annie Appleseed Project
Complementary, alternative, natural
therapies information for cancer patients, family and friends
so that fully INFORMED medical treatment decisions can be
made.
Cherubim
Foundation
The Cherubim Foundation provides women in treatment for breast,
ovarian, uterine or cervical cancers access to and payment
for the kinds of complementary and alternative medical care
that helps them maintain their health as they move through
treatment, recovery and if necessary, the end of life process.
This site has links to pertinent clinical trials. Provide
care for women in Colorado.
Heathcare
Reality Checklist
Reliable information on unproven
therapies.
National
Foundation for Alternative Medicine
The National Foundation for Alternative Medicine (NFAM) was
created to scientifically study, validate, and publicize information
about alternative and complementary treatments and to make
the findings available to the public free of charge.
Alternative
Medicine Foundation, Inc.
Reliable and broadly accepted references to alternative therapies
for treating cancers.
www.bioimmune.com
BioImmune.com is designed to provide credible and reliable
health, prevention and maintenance information, to individuals.
And committed to keeping the general public and the medical
community informed of current alternative healthcare research
and development.
HEALL
Health Education Alliance for Life
and Longevity
list of organizations and physicians who treat cancer worldwide.
Both traditional and alternative medicine.
The
Cancer Cure Foundation
A non-profit organization providing information and resources
for fighting cancer with alternative therapies. Includes patient
stories and a directory for providers.
www.healthy.net
nutrition, alternative medicine, providers listing.
Harvard
Medical School's Alternative Medicine website
with links to other academic and hospital-related sites.
www.cancer411.org
A great deal of information and resources, both traditional
and alternative with a good selection of additional sites
to visit. Information about worldwide clinical trials.
www.nccam.nih.gov
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
at the National Institutes of Health. For an excellent search
engine on this site for finding scientific and medical articles
about treatments go to CAM
on PubMed.
Books,
Publications & Authors
Book
List
Provided by Breast Cancer Fund
Breast
Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way
This website is a virtual journey
through: Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way
by Susun S. Weed. This invaluable book is for women who want
to maintain breast health and for women diagnosed with breast
cancer.
Dr. Susan Love's Web Page
Information on primary and metastatic
breast cancer, as well as issues and information relevant
to menopause, hormone replacement therapy, and other mid-life
health issues. Susan Love M.D., M.B.A. is the author of Dr.
Susan Love's Breast Book and Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book.
Free
Publications from The Breast Cancer Fund
Just
Get Me Through This!
The Practical Guide to Breast Cancer
By Deborah A. Cohen
Questions & Answers About
Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families
National Cancer Institute
www.wellbeingjournal.com
Offers details on clinical trials
for alternative medicines such as MGN-3 for treating cancers.
www.pslgroup.com
For professionals, the latest journal
news on drug-study results.
Petitions
The
Breast Cancer Site
Let this be your good deed for
today... it only takes a second. Go to the site above. All
you do is click a button and a woman gets a free mammogram
at no cost to you. It is paid for by corporate sponsors (who
gain advertising in the process because you see their logo.)
All you do is go to the site and click on the free button.
It takes one-second. However, you're only allowed one donation
so please pass the word.
Breast
Cancer Patient Protection Act
There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection
Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum
48-hour hospital
stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating
the "drive-through mastectomy" where women are forced
to go home hours after surgery against the wishes of their
doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage
tubes still attached. Lifetime Television has put this bill
on their web page with a petition drive to show your support.
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Support
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Between
Us: A First Aid Kit for Your Heart
and Soul
A survivor to survivor mentorship
project which offers video and/or first aid kits for women
newly diagnosed with breast cancer- informative and emotionally
uplifting.
Avon's
Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade
The Breast Cancer Fund
In response to the public health crisis of breast cancer, The Breast Cancer Fund identifies - and advocates for elimination of - the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease.
Breast
Cancer Action
A national education and grassroots
advocacy organization working to make the eradication of
breast cancer a national priority. Bi-monthly newsletter,
public forums.
BreastCancer
Home Page
The Feminist Majority Foundations's
breast cancer page.
Breast
Cancer Lighthouse
Medical information, survivor's
stories, virtual support group. Funded by grants from the
American Cancer Society and Michigan State University Cancer
Center.
Breast
Cancer Discussions List
Online support group. To subscribe,
send e-mail to listserver@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
and put SUBSCRIBE BREAST-CANCER in the body of the message.
To correspond with people on the mailing list, send e-mail
to breast-cancer@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
Breast
Cancer Network
An online newsletter about breast
cancer.
Celebrating
Life: A Site for African American Women with Breast Cancer
The
Community Breast Health Project
A clearing house for information
and support, providing volunteer opportunities for breast
cancer survivors and friends dedicated to helping others
with the disease. Serves as an educational resource and
community center for all who are concerned about breast
cancer and breast health. Grassroots, patient-driven, and
committed to providing services free of charge.
FORCE:
Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
A nonprofit organization and resource
for women whose family history and genetic status put them
at high risk for breast and/or ovarian cancer.
Living
Beyond Breast Cancer
1-888-753-LBBC (Survivors' Helpline)
Promoting the physical, emotional and social health of all
women and families affected by breast cancer through education
and support.
Marti Nelson Cancer Research
Foundation
National Alliance of Breast
Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
Leading nonprofit resource for information about breast
cancer and advocacy on behalf of breast cancer survivors
and women at risk. Network of more than 375 breast cancer
organizations that provide detection, treatment, and care.
National
Breast Cancer Coalition
Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Y-ME
National Breast Cancer Organization
24-hour information, support and
referrals from breast cancer survivors.
The
Association of Cancer Online Resources has
99 mailing lists and many good links.
www.allhealth.com
Part of iVillage, it has 170 support
groups and videos of women telling survival stories.
www.thriveonline.com
You won't feel alone with this
easy-to-use site offering message boards and health info.
Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Local
Action Groups
Bay
Area Breast Cancer Network
Community
Breast Health Project
Grassroots organization of breast
cancer survivors and others.
Breast
Cancer Action NOVA SCOTIA
BCANS is a survivor-driven group,
online since 1996, providing consistent support services
to the global community. Site houses over 70,000 archived
and current messages and receives over 1000 visitors a day.
With over 200 survivor stories and multiple discussion forums
BCANS has developed an active breast cancer online community.
MARIN
Breast Cancer Council
The Marin Breast Cancer Committee
is a volunteer organization whose members are breast cancer
survivors, friends, and supporters. MBCC raises funds for
Bay Area non-profit organizations that provide support services
for women diagnosed with breast cancer and services pertaining
to breast health.
Art
as a Healing Resource
Art
as Healing
A wealth of information about
how art heals, the history of the art and healing, and the
possibilities for healing ourselves with art, music, and
dance. Also, the experiences of healers working in medical
programs using art, and of artists making healing art to
heal themselves, others, and the earth. Links to other art
and healing sites, earth sites, and ritual healing sites
on the web, and links to art therapy and expressive art.
The
Arts and Healing Network
An international resource
for anyone interested in the healing potential of art.
Art
for Recovery
An award-winning UCSF program,
conceived more than a decade ago by Ernest H. Rosenbaum,
MD, and directed from its beginning by Cynthia D. Perlis
is funded through the Mount Zion Health Fund, with the support
of individual donations and grants. The program provides
opportunities for individuals who are coping with life-threatening
illness to express their feelings and experiences through
art workshops, visits at the bedside, and individual attention.
Breast
Cancer Answers Art Gallery
A collection of personal artwork
from over 25 women and men touched by breast health, including
breast cancer. Many of the artists are breast cancer survivors
who rely on art as a coping tool and a useful way to express
the emotions surrounding their experiences; others are friends
and family members who have a loved one with breast cancer,
or who have lost a loved one to cancer. Collection includes
personal sculpture, painting, photography, and poetry accompanied
by a personal statement from the artist.
Confronting
Cancer Through Art
A unique exhibition of nearly
200 works by 112 artists that gives vision and voice to
the experiences of all those who have confronted cancer.
Many of the artists are cancer survivors who used their
art as a means of coping with or expressing their feelings
about their illness. Others created their works in response
to the illness of a family member or friend.
Faces
of Breast Cancer Gallery
Each person in the "Faces
of Breast Cancer Gallery" represents the approximate
1000 that are diagnosed every two days in the US. The Gallery
opened November 12, 1997. Over half a million people have
been diagnosed since then.
International
Arts Medical Association
A non-profit organization
formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1985 to provide
a forum for interdisciplinary, international communication
between arts and health professionals. Members include clinicians,
educators, researchers and artists who have an interest
in one or more of the many aspects of the relationships
between arts and health.
Sharon
Seligman Photography
"Bearing Witness: Beyond
the Surface of Breast Cancer"
Women
Experiencing Cancer: A Photographic Exhibit
An exhibition which has been
on display in centres around Western Australia for the past
eighteen months. Part of a larger project involving sixteen
women of differing ages, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds
and lifestyles and who had or are experiencing different
forms of cancers.
Other
Breast
Health Access For Women With Disabilities (BHAWD)
BHAWD is a non-progit organization
that provides free breast exams and eduction for women with
disabilities.
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