Other Important Links:
Risk Factors and Prevention
National Cancer Institute
Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/genetics/breast-and-ovarian
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
http://bcra.nci.nih.gov/brc/q1.htm
Early Detection and Screening
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
List of FDA-approved mammography facilities
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html
National Cancer Institute
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
http://bcra.nci.nih.gov/brc/q1.htm
Treatment
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Clinical Trials Q and A
http://www.komen.org/intradoc-cgi/idc_cgi_isapi.dll?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=447
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
http://www.centerwatch.com/
National Cancer Institute
Clinical Trials
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
National Institutes of Health
Clinical Center website
http://www.cc.nih.gov/
Complementary Cancer Therapies
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies
http://www.dana-farber.org/pat/support/zakim_default.asp
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/
National Cancer Institute
Clinical Trials
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
Getting Good Care
American Board of Medical Specialty (ABMS)
Physician certification site
http://www.abms.org/
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/
American Medical Association
Physician Select
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
Administrators in Medicine
DocFinder
http://www.docboard.org/
Food and Drug Administration
List of FDA-approved mammography facilities
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/certified.html
Mammography Facility Adverse Event Report
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/reports.html
Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations
QualityCheck
http://www.jcaho.org/qualitycheck/directry/directry.asp
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/
National Center for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
HMO accreditation
http://hprc.ncqa.org/
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
Teamwork: The Cancer Patient's Guide To Talking With Your
Doctor
http://www.canceradvocacy.org/
After Treatment
National Cancer Institute
Prevention, Genetics, Causes
http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/prevention/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Weight control and physical activity information
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm
Young Survival Coalition
http://www.youngsurvival.org/
Social Support
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Talking with Your Doctor
http://www.komen.org/intradoc-cgi/idc_cgi_isapi.dll?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=449
American Cancer Society
Cancer Survivors Network
http://www.acscsn.org/
Reach to Recovery
http://www.cancer.org/
CancerSource.com
Seeing the Doctor
http://www.cancersource.com/LearnAboutCancer/core/
Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer
http://www.mautnerproject.org/
National Association of Breast Cancer Organizations
(NABCO)
Locating a support group
http://www.nabco.org/index.php/20
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
Teamwork: The Cancer Patient's Guide To Talking With Your
Doctor
http://www.canceradvocacy.org/
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
http://www.hospiceinfo.org/index.cfm?webURL=/public/articles/index.cfm?cat=2
Well Spouse Foundation
http://www.wellspouse.org/
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