Links: Cancer

Posted by medconsumers on January 1, 2000

www.BrainMetsBC.org
Fills an enormous gap in treatment information needed by women whose breast cancer has spread (metastasized) to the brain.

www.annieappleseedproject.org
Information about complimentary, alternative, natural therapies for people with cancer.

Breast Cancer Action
A critical take on breast cancer treatment and policy decisions.Cancer Treament

For summaries of the latest treatments for cancer complied by the National Cancer Institute. this Web Site also has a wide variety of other information, such as a registry of cancer-related trials and a directory of physicians, geneticists and genetic counselors.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This government agency’s Web site contains the latest in health news as well as an extensive listing of fact sheets on a variety of diseases and health related issues.

Mammography Pamphlet for Informed Decision-Making
From the Cochrane Collaboration researchers who found that, in most countries where mammography screening is promoted, women get little information about the associated harms. This excellent 2009 pamphlet from the Nordic Cochrane Centre is the first to provide women with balanced information about mammography screening.

National Breast Cancer Coalition
A coalition of grassroots advocacy groups working to eradicate breast cancer. See advocacy training conferences, legislative accomplishments, free breast cancer information, and position statements.

www.susanlovemd.com
Susan Love, MD, American women’s favorite breast surgeon, provides a wealth of information about breast cancer.