Breast Cancer Survivorship
~~Cheri H.
~~Can we add your story here? It helps us all to share out experience. When I read your story, it helps me know what to expect.

Are these links good sites?

Y-ME

Breast Cancer Support

Breast Cancer. org

American Cancer Society

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Wendy Chioji's Survival Story and more

Leslie Mouton's story and more

resources - check these

Breast Cancer Resources

American Cancer Society
800-227-2345 - 24 hour line
www.cancer.org
Website and phone line provide information on cancer treatment, early detection, prevention and on services available to cancer patients and their families.

Association of Cancer Online Resources
www.acor.org
Provides information and support to cancer patients and those that take care of them through the creation and maintenance of cancer-related Internet mailing lists, Web-based resources, an email forum and discussion group.

Internet mailing lists,
800-953-7587 212-686-9898

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
800-80-NABCO
www.nabco.org
NABCO is an advocacy group dedicated to eradicating breast cancer. The site includes information on legislative activities.

National Cancer Institute
800-422-6237
www.canernet.cni.nih.gov
www.cancer.gov
NCI, a federal government agency which is the largest division of the National Institutes of Health, conducts and support research, training, health information, dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. The sites and phone line provide information on all these areas.

National Cancer Institute: Clinical Trials Information
www.cancertraials.nci.nih.gov

OncoLink
www.oncolink.upenn.edu
A service from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center providing information, updates on treatment and news on research advances.

SHARE:
Self-Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer
212-719-0364
www.sharecancersupport.org
SHARE provides information hotlines in English and Spanish, peer-led upport groups, public education, advocacy and wellness programs.

Sisters Network, Inc.
713-781-0255
Sisters Network is a national African-American breast cancer survivors organization that provides a support network and cancer prevention programs in the community.

Susan Love MD
www.susanlovemd.com
SusanLoveMD.com welcomes all concerned about breast cancer and midlife issues.

Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
800-221-2141
www.y-me.org
Y-ME s trained counselors who have had breast cancer provide information and support and access to a variety of resources. Y-ME attemps to match callers by diagnosis and type of treatment.

Encore Plus of the YWCA of the USA
800-953-7587
www.ywca.org
ENCORE, the YWCA s discussion and exercise program for women who have had breast cancer surgery, is held at local branches of the YWCA.

Gilda s Club
212-686-9898
www.gildasclub.org
This free nonprofit program offers support and networkiniig groups, lectures and workshops and social activities for people with cancer and their families and friends at nineteen locations nationawide.

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
877-622-7937
www.cansearch.org
NCCS is a national advocacy group for people with all types of cancer and those who care for them. The site has hotlinks, legislative news and information on clinical trials.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network
888-909-6229
www.nccn.org
NCCN, a coalition of 17 comprehensive cancer centers with regularly updated guidelines for cancer, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society. Contains breast cancer treatment guidelines for patients.

National Lymphedema Network
800-541-3259
www.lymphnet.org
Provides information on the prevention and management lymphedema, a chronic condition which can develop as a result of treatment for breast cancer.

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