Introduction

The Breast Aid^TM Education and Outreach Program is a national program that provides information, resources and referral sources, free of charge, for breast cancer patients and their families through telephone counseling, mail support and community outreach at health fairs and special events. 

The Breast Aid Program also disseminates timely information and referral sources for mammography screening and breast self/clinical examination. 

In addition, Breast Aid^TM reaches out to underserved and indigent patients statewide in California through a partnership with the Department of Health Services Breast Cancer Early Detection Program and the California Health Collaborative/Breast Cancer Treatment Fund, linking them to low and no-cost screening and treatment services.

Trained information specialists are on-hand to provide callers and special event participants with one-on-one support and educational services. Breast cancer patients receive on-going follow-up from WIN ABC staff via telephone consultations and mailed information and resources. Each patient is tracked with in depth progress reports maintained by WIN ABC and is sent an individualized educational kit of peer/medical expert reviewed material that includes:

• A comprehensive WIN Against Breast Cancer Breast Health and Breast Cancer Resource Guide with an annotated bibliography of relevant books.
• A detailed booklet on breast anatomy and breast self-examination.
• A List of Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Breast Cancer (available in English and Spanish).

• Video tapes about dealing with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
• Video tapes on post-mastectomy and post-lumpectomy exercises (available in English and Spanish).
• Video tapes about Tamoxifen (available in English and Spanish).
• Video tapes about breast reconstruction.
• Booklets about nutrition and eating hints for cancer patients.

Breast Cancer Issues Workshops are professional in-service training programs conducted by WIN Against Breast Cancer designed to enhance health care providers' understanding of the issues and needs of breast cancer patients and their families. Qualified medical staff can receive Continuing Medical Educational Units for attending each session.

The sessions include practical information and discussion about how best to help patients and their families deal with breast cancer in a sensitive, supportive and positive manner. Participants include surgeons, oncologists, nurses, primary care physicians, mental health and social service providers and breast cancer survivors. 

Last Updated: 02/12/2003

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