The Breast Cancer section of womenshealth.gov offers links to a wide variety of helpful resources, grouped by the topics below. For more in depth information on breast cancer, read What You Need to Know about Breast Cancer, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) . You can also contact NCI by phone at 800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237).
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool - This tool allows one to project a woman's individual estimate of breast cancer risk over a 5-year period of time and over her lifetime. It also compares the woman's risk calculation with the average risk for a woman of the same age. This version of the risk tool enables a health care provider to print the results of a woman's risk calculation directly from the Internet.
http://www.cancer.gov/bcrisktool/
Breast Cancer: A Resource Guide for Minority Women - The Office of Minority Health Resource Center has compiled a list of organizations, documents, journal articles, and other resources relevant to people affected by breast cancer including patients, health professionals, students, and researchers.
http://www.omhrc.gov/assets/pdf/checked/bcrg2005.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions - Breast Cancer - This fact sheet provides information on why women should be concerned about breast cancer and gives resources to obtain more information.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/cbreast.htm
Frequently Asked Questions - Breast Self Exam - This fact sheet provides information on what a breast self examination (BSE) is. It discusses how frequently women should perform BSE, how to do it properly and, and what to feel for when you are doing one.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/bsefaq.htm
Frequently Asked Questions - Early Stage Breast Cancer: A Patient and Doctor Dialogue - This publication addresses questions that women commonly have about breast cancer and it's treatment. It explains many of the medical terms that can be confusing to patients and lists resources that patients may contact for additional information.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/earlybc.htm
Mammograms and Breast Health: An Information Guide for Women - This booklet explains normal breast health, breast cancer, mammograms, and lists resources for more information about where to get a mammogram.
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/pdf/cdc_mammogram_brochure.pdf
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program - 2008 Program Fact Sheet - This fact sheet about the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program contains information on breast and cervical cancer, the early detection program, screenings, common barriers to screening, and how the program has helped.
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/about.htm
Understanding Breast Health - This fact sheet explains what your breasts are made of and what is a normal breast. It also discusses how you can tell if you have breast cancer and what increases your risk for breast cancer.
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/fact_breast_health.htm
What You Need To Know About™ Breast Cancer - This booklet provides valuable information about breast cancer. It discusses possible causes, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Additionally, this booklet offers women with breast cancer information on how to cope with the disease.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/breast
breastCancer101: Basics for the Newly Diagnosed 10 year planner (Copyright © CANCER101) - If you have breast cancer or know someone who does, this organizer will help a person empower and take control of a breast cancer diagnosis.
http://www.cancer101.org/launch2007/inside_planner.cfm?CFID=22785352&CFTOKEN=60271744...
Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk: What Does It Mean to Me? (Copyright © AAFP) - This fact sheet answers some frequently asked questions regarding the link between genetics and breast cancer such as what genes cause breast cancer, what steps to take if breast cancer runs in the family and how to get tested.
http://familydoctor.org/332.xml
Just for Teens (Copyright © Breast Cancer Network of Strength) - The brochure for teens explains the benefits of taking control of their breast health. It also contains a diagram on how to do a self -breast exam.
http://www.networkofstrength.org/information/publications/generalpubs/teenbrochurebcnos.pdf...
Mastectomy (Copyright © breastcancer.org) - This publication explains what a mastectomy is, why you would need one, and what different types of mastectomies are performed.
http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/mastectomy/index.jsp
Content last updated October 29, 2008.
