Links Related to Breast Cancer
General Information
- Breast Cancer (Medline Plus)
- Breast Cancer (National Cancer Institute (NCI))
- Breast Cancer Statistics
- What Is Breast Cancer? (American Cancer Society (ACS))
- The Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool (ACS)
Symptoms of Breast Cancer
Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Reducing Risks of Breast Cancer
- Prevention, Genetics, Causes: Reducing Risks(NCI)
- Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Screening (Guide to Community Preventive Services)
- Breast Cancer: 5 Steps to Effective Cancer Control Planning (Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.)
Screening and Testing for Breast Cancer
Mammograms can cut breast cancer deaths by as much as one-third, but fewer women are getting them. CDC's Get Your Mammogram! (podcast 5:43) explains why this is a troubling trend.
- Screening for Breast Cancer (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
- Breast Cancer Screening (CDC)
Diagnosis
Kinds of Treatment
- Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biologic therapy, and radiation (NCI)
- Physicians Data Query (PDQ)
An NCI database that contains the latest information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine, plus clinical trials.
Clinical Trials
- Introduction to Clinical Trials (NCI)
- How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial (NCI)
- Search for Clinical Trials (NCI)
- ClinicalTrials.gov (National Institutes of Health (NIH))
- Guide to Clinical Trials (ACS)
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Choosing a Treatment Plan
- Getting a Second Opinion (ACS)
- Talking with Your Doctor (ACS)
Survivorship
- Cancer Survivorship (CDC)
- CDC's Cancer Survivorship Partners
- Links Related to Cancer Survivorship (CDC)
- Trends in Cancer Survivorship (CDC)
- Survivorship Resources (CDC)
Decision Help
- Ottawa Personal Decision Guide
The Ottawa Health Research Institute Global Inventory of Decision Aids is a collection of decision aids from a range of sources, designed to help people make decisions about a variety of health issues, including prevention of and treatment for breast cancer.
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