Breast Cancer

Questions To Ask Your Doctor

The doctor is the most important person to contact if you think you may have breast cancer. But most people are unaware of what to ask when at the doctors. Here is a list of questions that you should ask your doctor about breast cancer. For more help in what to ask your doctor, call 1-800-4-CANCER.

Additional Resources

• Info Breast Cancer    - Stan and Carol's site - well maintained resource guide for breast cancer and related subjects.
• iVillage - Better Health:Breast Cancer Center    - Comprehensive Source of Information about Breast Cancer
• About.com Breast Cancer - Articles that cover facts, diagnosis, treatment news, self exam, and screening procedures.
• Absolute Authority on Women's Health - An excellent collection of content, community, and tools available on the subject of Women's Health. Also, features Breast Cancer section.
• Accurate Breast Cancer Information from MCW - Accurate and timely breast cancer information from the Medical College of Wisconsin's HealthLink web site. The site also contains a searchable index for other health and medical topics. Free subscription.
• Advanced Breast Cancer: A Guide to Living with Metastatic Disease, 2nd Edition - Book for sale.
• Ask NABCO About Breast Cancer - Monthly on-line health column from the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) answering commonly-asked questions about breast cancer.
• Bay Area Tumor Institute: Breast Cancer Prevention Trials - The only community organization in the Bay Area approved by the National Cancer Institute to participate in the first three major studies for the prevention of breast cancer and prostate cancer.
• Borstkanker informatiepagina's - Information about breast cancer in Dutch. Nederlandstalige informatie over borstkanker.
• Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia - BCANS has an established and friendly online breast cancer discussion forum.
• Breast Cancer Answers
• Breast Cancer at 27! - Kelly was diagnosed with breast cancer at 27. At 28, her twin sister underwent a subcutaneous mastectomy in hopes of averting breast cancer.
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month Web Site - Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) web site. The Imperial Cancer Research Fund is Europes largest independent cancer research institute, carrying out over one third of all cancer research in the UK.
• Breast Cancer Center - This resource center has been created especially for those with metastatic breast cancer individuals who have been initially diagnosed with Stage IV cancer or who are facing a recurrence.
• Breast Cancer Decision Guide - The Department of Defense Breas Cancer Decision Guide features a series of interactive consultations for information that is specific to the user's diagnosis and personal circumstances. It also features general information on a variety of breast cancer topics.
• Breast Cancer Education Network - The Breast Cancer Education Network connects Breast Cancer patients with medical experts and other people who have Breast Cancer.
• The Breast Cancer Fund - A national nonprofit organization formed in 1992 to innovate and accelerate the response to the breast cancer crisis. The mission of The Fund is to end breast cancer and to make sure that the best medical care, support services and information are available to all women.
• Breast Cancer: Information - Breast Cancer: Information is a valuable weapon!!
• Breast Cancer Page, CancerLinksUSA.com - Your starting point for breast cancer information on the web. A physician guided website for cancer patients, families, and caregivers.
• Breast Cancer Resource Center - Comprehensive guide to internet resources on Breast Cancer, including books, medical news, articles and information, websites, message boards, and more.
• Breast Cancer Resource Center - A physician guided website for breast cancer patients, their families, and caregivers. Your starting point for cancer information on the web.
• Breast Cancer Resource Locator - Third Age Health is the starting point for people over 40 for information about a healthy life. Third Age Breast Cancer Resource Locator lists internet resources, books, and support services for breast cancer.
• Breast Cancer treatment, prevention and much more - A wide rage of helpful Breast Cancer information concerning treatment, prevention, diagnosis, email groups, support groups, personal stories and much more. Updated regularly.
• Breast Cancer Video - A Breast Cancer Rehabilitative/ Exercise Video for Breast Cancer Survivors. Helps Regain Full Range of Motion To those Areas Affected by Surgery.
• The Breast Center - Located at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is a multidisciplinary, research based clinic which provides comprehensive, patient-centered breast care.
• The Breast Center at Mercy - Dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast disease. Make an appointment online, animated self-examination, information on doctors and staff.
• The Breast Clinic - The Breast Clinic provides information on the symptoms, investigation and treatment of most breast disorders. The site is aimed at patients, doctors and others interested in breast disease. As well as breast cancer and benign conditions, there is a patient's chat room, "Your Experience" section and a list of links to related sites.
• Breast Forms - ButterFly Image - Breast Forms, Mastectomy Bras, Enhancers
• Breast Health - Your Decision - An informational resource focused on breast cancer from Tricare Southwest. Contains the entire book - Breast Health, Your Decision, also contains video and audio clips of interest and a glossary of terms.
• 4BreastCancer -- a guide to breast cancer from 4anything.com - Knowledge is our best defense, so learn all you can about the prevention and treatment of breast cancer at 4breastcancer.com
• BreastCancer.Net - News and information on breast cancer, updated daily.
• Cancer Infor mation and Support International Breast Cancer FAQS - Breast cancer treatments, stages, and full description of all aspects related to breast cancer. Men and Women.
• Cancer Information Network - Leading cancer information site for professional, patients and families. Includes full-text content from leading cancer publications.
• Cancer News on the Net® - Cancer News on the Net® is an Internet publication dedicated to bringing patients and their families the latest information on cancer diagnosis and treatment.
• CancerLinks - CancerLInks for breastcancer helps in searching for information about the disease of breast cancer with comprehensive listings of informative URL's.
• CancerNews.com: Breast Cancer Site - Cancer News on the Net® is an Internet publication dedicated to bringing patients and their families the latest information on cancer diagnosis and treatment.
• Celebrating Life - The Celebrating Life Foundation is one of the leading foundations in the nation that promote breast cancer awareness specifically targeting African American women and women of color.
• CIBC Run for the Cure - National run to promote breast cancer awareness and raise money for research
• ECRI Patient Reference Guide - Information about high dose chemotherapy with bone marrow transplant for metastatic breast cancer
• Health Link on Breast Cancer - Information about the latest advances in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer from physician specialists at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
• High Dose Chemotherapy With Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplants - Preliminary results are now available for five studies that tested the effectiveness of high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow or stem cell transplants (HDC/BMT) in breast cancer.
• In Your Shoes - Real breast cancer patients describe their experience undergoing chemotherapy.
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer - Information about inflammatory breast cancer, for patients and those who care about them.
• Johns Hopkins Breast Center - Comprehensive breast cancer services including prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. High quality, and cost-effective, while promoting research that develops innovative and improved breast cancer services.
• Keeping Abreast - News and chat about breast cancer, presented in a user-friendly style. Aimed at patients and anyone who has to live with the disease.
• Keeping Abreast - Online community for breast cancer survivors and those who love them.
• Marilu's Brest Cancer (DK, UK, ES) - This site is maintained by Marilu who has a comprehensive homepage about brest cancer. Available in Dansk, English and Español.
• Mayo Clinic Cancer Resource Center - Offers reliable information on options for cancer treatments. Breast, prostate, lung, skin and other types. Also includes new cancer research on treatment and prevention methods to lower your risk.
• Mediconsult.com : Breast Cancer Health, and Medical Information - Breast Cancer health and medical resources from Mediconsult.com for patients, caregivers and professionals, educational material, news, drug information, journal articles, community, support.
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Overview and General Information about Breast Cancer
• Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer - MSDBC provides free resources and one-on-one support to anyone anywhere in the world affected by breast cancer.
• NABCO Online Calendar - A year-round searchable calendar of breast cancer events nationwide including meetings, conferences and events from the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO).
• NABCO Online Chat 10/13 - Transcript of online chat about breast cancer from Oct 13, 1998.
• National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations - The leading non-profit information and education resource on breast cancer.
• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines for Breast Cancer - This informative and detailed site provides evidence-based, up-to-date clinical guidelines for the management of breast cancer. It is aimed mainly at professionals in the field of breast cancer, and as such the information is of a technical nature. Extensive references are included.
• Shirley Charley's Home Page - Links to information on Mammography & other types of breast imaging, various methods of breast biopsies & surgeries, breast health, breast cancer studies & statistics.
• The Tamoxifencitrate Patient Resource - The tamoxifencitrate.com site is a comprehensive resource for breast cancer information. This site is sponsored by Barr Laboratories, Inc. and contains important information about breast cancer risk factors, screening, and patient resources.
• Women and Cancer Journal - A journal that provides the most advanced knowledge in the fight against cancer in women.
• Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization - Support and information, created by women with breast cancer, for anyone who has been touched by the disease.

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