BREAST CANCER RESOURCES ON THE WEB

Click on these leading national and local breast cancer sites to learn more about breast cancer. Many have information in Spanish as well as English and all provide links to additional web resources.

American Cancer Society (ACS)
www.cancer.org
Includes access to the ACS Breast Cancer Resource Center which offers information on all aspects of breast cancer including screening, treatment and support services, survivorship, research, Reach to Recovery, Look Good…Feel Better, and more.

Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin www.bcrc.org
A clearinghouse for information on breast cancer detection, education, treatment and support resources in the Austin area. Created by breast cancer survivors, it links newly diagnosed women with a “buddy,” offers support groups and other direct services. The center serves women with breast cancer as well as their family and friends, and strives to enable women to be active, knowledgeable participants in their healthcare.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation www.komen.org
Offers easily accessible information on everything from risk factors to treatment options and support services. Test your knowledge with the breast cancer quiz, check out the helpful questions and answers section, order a free self-exam shower card, browse the book list and more. Also profiles Race for the Cure efforts, the major fundraiser for the foundation and the Austin affiliate.

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
www.nabco.org
Web site of a coalition of breast cancer organizations focusing on education, information services, outreach and advocacy. On-line chats, links to clinical trials, FDA certified mammography facilities and other breast cancer related sites. Free annual e-mail mammography reminders and e-mail postcards you can send to remind others.

Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
www.y-me.org

Provides basic breast cancer information online. Via telephone offers national Hotline staffed by trained counselors who have had breast cancer. They provide information, support and resource referral and male counselors talk to male partners of breast cancer patients. Other services include Telefriends for young women with breast cancer and a bilingual Spanish/English newsletter.

National Cancer Institute
www.nci.nih.gov
Information for the public and healthcare professionals on a wide variety of cancers. Includes sections on clinical trials, statistics and complementary medicine, as well as on specific cancers.

Cancer Care, Inc.
www.cancercare.org
Dedicated to providing emotional support, information, and practical help to people with cancer and their loved ones. Provides a toll-free Counseling Line, plus free teleconference programs for patients families and professionals. Special web sections include breast cancer sexuality, cancer in the workplace and fatigue.

Sisters Network, Inc.
www.sistersnetworkinc.org/
National African-American breast cancer survivors organization.

BreastCancer.Net
www.breastcancer.net
This nonprofit site for breast cancer information offers a daily summary of breast cancer related news and articles from over 20 different newswires and newspapers. Also included is a comprehensive listing of treatment centers located throughout the US

Introduction to Breast Cancer www.oncolink.upenn.edu/disease/breast/
A good starting place for basic information. Produced by University of Pennsylvania's Oncolink.