General Cancer Information
General Medical Information
Selected Breast Cancer Sites
UCSF Websites
News & Journals
Activist Organizations
On-Line Support (List Servers)
Clinical Trials Links

General Cancer Information

http://www.cancerlinks.com
An extremely comprehensive, easy to navigate compilation of links to cancer sites, by type of cancer.

http://oncolink.upenn.edu
A similar compilation of links relating to cancer from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.

http://cancer.gov/cancer_information
This site provides cancer information from the National Cancer Institute, the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research. Patients, families, students, etc. can also contact the NIH at 1-800-4CANCER for answers to any cancer related questions.

http://www.cancer.org
American Cancer Society

http://www.cancercare.org
CancerCare is the oldest and largest national nonprofit agency devoted to offering professional services, emotional support, information, and practical help to people with cancer and their loved ones. (Information in Spanish is available.)

http://www.ons.org
The website of the Oncology Nursing Society (cancer nurses) has a patient section with much information for patients with cancer, their families, and friends.  

NCCC Resource Guides: http://www.nccc.org
The Northern California Cancer Center (NCCC) has published a number of resource guides and fact sheets, including estate planning, support groups for Latinas who have breast cancer, and a guide for employers with employees affected by breast cancer. The NCCC is also a clearing house for cancer demographic information and releases an Annual Cancer Incidence and Mortality Report.

http://www.cancerportfolio.org/
Cancer research funders from the United States and the United Kingdom have joined together in a partnership to classify their cancer research portfolios using the Common Scientific Outline (CSO). Based on this unified classification system, the ICRP allows users to search, browse and sort cancer research by Type of Cancer, Area of Research, or Funding Organization.

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca
This site contains a comprehensive chemotherapy drug manual for patients.

General Medical Information

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.

http://www.medlineplus.gov
Health information from the Library of Medicine. Easy access to Medline and health topics, medical dictionaries, directories, and publications.

http://www.webmd.com
Consumers can find information on medical conditions, treatments and drugs; participate in discussions with medical experts; read the latest news in medicine; share health experiences and learn from others on this comprehensive website.

http://www.femalehealthlinks.com
Women's health care information online

http://www.noah-health.org/
Authoritative bilingual health information site, dedicated to an underserved population of health consumers, many of whom are Spanish speaking.
Un sitio de información sobre la salud único bilingüe, responsable y con autoridad, dedicado a servir una población con poco acceso a información sobre la salud, una mayor parte de la cual es de habla español.

http://www.lymphnet.org
National Lymphedema Network

http://www.susanlovemd.com
Website of breast cancer surgeon Dr. Susan Love, author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book and Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book.

http://www.nancyrakela.com
A Berkeley doctor of oriental medicine and licensed acupuncturist answers questions regarding Chinese medicine, and discusses pain, yoga and meditation, cancer, stress and much more.

Selected Breast Cancer Sites

http://www.med.stanford.edu/CBHP
The Community Breast Health Project (CBHP), a non-profit organization affiliated with Stanford Medical Center, offering services free of charge in Palo Alto.

http://www.y-me.org/
Y-ME was founded by two breast cancer patients in 1978, when they realized that their needs for information and support could best be met by women who had also experienced breast cancer. Also in Spanish.

ASCO Patient Guide
A patient's guide to follow-up care for breast cancer, from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

NCCC Guide to DCIS
A guide to Ductal Carcinoma In Situ presented by the Northern California Cancer Center.

NCI: Surgery Choices for Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer
A patient's guide to early stage (I-III) breast cancer and the surgical decisions involved, from the National Cancer Institute.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
In partnership with the American Cancer Society, these treatment guidelines were devised by cancer specialists from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/info/breast-reconstruction.htm
Information for women who have undergone or are about to undergo a mastectomy and may be considering breast reconstruction.

http://www.celebratinglife.org
A site for African American women with breast cancer.

http://www.ibcsupport.org
Information about inflammatory breast cancer.

Fact sheet about male breast cancer.
A comprehensive look at the rare but dangerous incidence of breast cancer in men.

The John W. Nick Foundation
The John W. Nick Foundation is dedicated to educating the public about how men are at risk of developing breast cancer.

UCSF Websites

UCSF Medical Center--Home page

Cancer Care at UCSF
Information on the full range of cancer services provided by UCSF.

UCSF Cancer Resource Center
The Ida & Joseph Friend Cancer Resource Center supports wellness and the healing process by providing patients, families, and others with information and treatment options, emotional support, and community resources.

http://www.cancersupportivecare.com
This site is an online version of UCSF oncologist Dr. Ernest Rosenbaum's book "Cancer Supportive Care". The web site includes practical information on services and educational activities which address emotions, nutrition, exercise, sexuality, pain control, and sleep disorders from the perspective of a cancer patient.

http://www.mrsc.ucsf.edu
The Magnetic Resonance Science Center is a unit of the Department of Radiology at UC San Francisco and the site of our research using MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).

http://mammography.ucsf.edu/inform/index.cfm
This website provides information about the potential benefits and risks of screening mammograms according to a woman¹s age. It helps women make the decision whether to have or not have a mammogram.

http://mammography.ucsf.edu/SFMR/
This website describes a registry of mammogram findings intended to help shed light on the linkages between the imagery, tumor characteristics and patient outcomes.

http://www.mamm.com
MAMM magazine is the first magazine devoted to meeting the needs of women diagnosed with breast and reproductive cancer. It helps readers understand more about their diagnosis, improve their quality of life and assess current treatments as well as new therapies on the horizon.

http://www.nejm.org
One of the worldıs most distinguished medical journals, the New England Journal of Medicine, can be searched by Title, Topic, or Author, 1990-Present.

Activists Organizations

http://www.natlbcc.org
The National Breast Cancer Coalition is the nation's largest breast cancer advocacy group, with more than 600 member organizations and 70,000 individual members and supporters.

http://www.breastcancerfund.org
The Breast Cancer Fund is a national nonprofit organization formed to innovate and accelerate the response to the breast cancer crisis. The mission of The Fund is to end breast cancer and to make sure the best medical care, support services and information are available to all women.

On-Line Support (List Servers)

Morgan (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Breast Cancer Discussion List
Subscription address: To subscribe, send an e-mail to listserv@morgan.ucs.mun.ca. Leave subject line blank; in body of message write the following: subscribe BREAST-CANCER and add your first name and last name. Do not write anything else.

http://listserv.acor.org/archives/METASTATIC.html
Metastatic Breast Cancer On Line Support