Breast cancer resources help patients and their families learn more about this potentially fatal disease.
Links to Breast Cancer Information
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast – This government site is run by the National Cancer Institute, giving basic breast cancer information to patients and their families.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html – The patient friendly information about breast cancer on this site helps patients determine whether they have signs of breast cancer and what to do next.
http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.html – These breast cancer statistics can help a patient see how others with breast cancer have fared during treatment.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/breast-cancer/ – With this basic breast cancer site, women will learn more about how to battle breast cancer.
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/ – The CDC offers a wide array of breast cancer resources and information for women to read.
http://www.genome.gov/10000507 – The Genome Project discusses the hereditary connection of breast cancer in families.
http://www.medicare.gov/Health/Mammography.asp – Medicare’s site discusses their policy on covering mammograms as diagnostic tools for breast cancer.
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf09/breastcancer/brcanrs.htm – Basic breast cancer information about signs, symptoms, and tests for diagnosis.
http://women.cancer.gov/research/breast.shtml – Current research on breast cancer is listed on this site as well as basic cancer information.
http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/screening-main.html – This site covers basic breast cancer information, hereditary cancer information, and other easy to read information about breast cancer treatments.