The professionals staffing the Clinical Breast Cancer Program have found these links to be useful resources for grassroots, medical and support information.
Resources
Brochure
The Role of Heredity in Breast and Pancreatic Cancer brochure
Cancer Prevention Program – Lecture Series brochure
Taking Charge of Breast Cancer, A guide for African American Women (video & booklet)
Links
- Online Seminar America's Battle for a Cure: The Culture and Politics of Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Taught by: Barron H. Lerner, M.D.
http://ci.columbia.edu/ci/eseminars/1101_detail.html - Breast Cancer Resources
Find info here on breast cancer, support groups, medical sites, and personal stories.
http://www.y-me.org - The Breast Care Site: Information and guidance for breast cancer survivors, including post-surgery options and information about insurance and intimacy issues.
http://www.thebreastcaresite.com/ - Breast Reconstruction
http://www.columbiasurgery.org/breast-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-or-lumpectomy - The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
Discover multidisciplinary information.
http://www.nsabp.pitt.edu - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Cancer Prevention newsletter for consumers and healthcare professionals
http://www.nypcancerprevention.org - OncoLink, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/types/article.cfm?c=3&s=5&ss=33&id=8320 - Plastic Reconstruction
http://www.columbiasurgery.org/plastic/reconstructive-surgery - Taxotere(r)
Now Available For Advanced Breast Cancer in France.
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg960221a.htm - You Can Thrive Foundation (Media Kit – PDF)
http://youcanthrive.org/