Breast Cancer

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Pictures of Breast Anatomy Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/breast_anatomy_picture.html




2.	Atlas of the Body: The Breast -- Disorders American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3F9G56JC&sub_...




3.	Understanding Estrogen Receptors/SERMs National Cancer Institute http://nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/estrogenreceptors

Children

1.	Breast Cancer Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/breast_cancer.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Breast Neoplasms National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001943&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Paget's Disease, Mammary National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010144&recruiting...

Coping

1.	Where to Seek Professional Help: Sexuality and Ca American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/mit/content/mit_7_2x_where_to_seek_profession...




2.	For Women Facing a Breast Biopsy American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_6x_For_Women_Facing_a_Bre...




3.	Physical Problems May Linger after Breast Cancer T American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Physical_Problems_May_Li...




4.	When the Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization http://www.y-me.org/about_yme/when_woman_love_breast_cancer.php

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Your Pathology Report (Breast Cancer) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/pathology_intro.html




2.	Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy (Mammatome) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00731




3.	Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for A National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understanding-breast-changes/




4.	Ultrasound: Guided Breast Biopsy American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/interventional/breast_biopsy_us.htm




5.	X-ray Guided Breast Biopsy American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/interventional/breast_biopsy_xr.htm

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Cancer.gov Dictionary National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/

Directories

1.	National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detectio National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/contacts.htm

Disease Management

1.	What Happens after Treatment for Breast Cancer? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_5x_what_happens_after_tre...

Genetics

1.	Learning about Breast Cancer National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10000507




2.	Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer (PDQ) National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/genetics/breast-and-ovarian




3.	Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susc Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/info/factshts/breastcancer.htm




4.	Small Variations in Genes Can Determine Risk of De National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/nci-15.htm




5.	Cancer Risk and Abnormal Breast Cancer Genes Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/genetics_cancer_risk.html




6.	Genetic Mutation Linked to More Aggressive Breast American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_Genetic_Mutation_Linked_...




7.	Genetics Home Reference: Breast cancer National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=breastcancer

Law and Policy

1.	Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa1/content/whcra.asp?




2.	Guidance and Summary of Actions on the Breast and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/law106-354.htm

National Institutes of Health

1.	What You Need to Know about Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/breast




2.	Breast Cancer (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/breast/patient/

Organizations

1.	National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/




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




3.	Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization http://www.y-me.org/

Other Languages

1.	Breast Cancer Harborview Medical Center, Patient Education Institute http://www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/cancer/breast_cancer/breast_can...




2.	Breast Cancer Harborview Medical Center, Patient Education Institute http://www.ethnomed.org/patient_ed/cancer/breast/CambodianBreastCancer/xpla...

Overviews

1.	Detailed Guide: Breast Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?dt=5




2.	Breast Cancer American Society of Clinical Oncology http://www.peoplelivingwithcancer.org/plwc/MainConstructor/1,1744,_04-001-0...

Pictures/Diagrams

1.	Pictures of Types of Breast Cancer Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/type_breast_cancer_picture.html




2.	Pictures of Diagnosis (Breast Cancer) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/diagnosis_picture.html

Prevention/Screening

1.	Prophylactic Oophorectomy: Removing Your Ovaries t Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00095




2.	BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/brca/test.html




3.	Updated Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Release American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Updated_Breast_Cancer_Sc...




4.	Tamoxifen and Raloxifene to Reduce Breast Cancer R American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6X_Tamoxifen_and_Raloxifene...




5.	Protecting Your Health - Women Prescribed DES Whil Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/DES/consumers/do/protect_women.html




6.	Breast Cancer (PDQ): Prevention National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/prevention/breast/patient/




7.	Preventing Breast Cancer: Lifestyle Choices and Ot Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00091




8.	Chemoprevention: A Therapy for Women at High Risk Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00092




9.	Breast Cancer (PDQ): Screening National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/screening/breast/patient/




10.	Breast Cancer: Steps to Finding Breast Lumps Early American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/018.xml

Related Issues

1.	Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_66.htm




2.	What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Breast Cance American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_should_you_ask_yo...




3.	What Breast Cancer Survivors Need to Know about Os Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r805i&doctitle=What+Breast+Cancer+Surv...




4.	Slide Show: How Cancer Spreads Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00042




5.	Breast Cancer and Pregnancy (PDQ) National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/breast-cancer-and-pregnancy/...




6.	Breast Cancer: Know Your Type Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00348




7.	Can Having an Abortion Cause or Contribute to Brea American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_6x_can_having_an_abortion_c...




8.	Female Sexuality After Cancer: What You and Your P Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00071




9.	Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/2237




10.	Known Health Effects for Women Prescribed DES (Die Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/DES/consumers/about/effects_women.html




11.	Lymphedema: Hand and Arm Care Following Surgery or American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6X_Lymphedema_5.asp?siteare...




12.	Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_Menopausal_Hormone_Repla...




13.	Menopausal Hormone Use: Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/estrogenplus




14.	Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_13.htm

Research

1.	Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors at Increase American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZZO4KUG6E&sub_...




2.	Radiation Helps Survival After Mastectomy and Chem American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Radiation_Helps_Survival...




3.	Study Finds Immune Therapy for Metastatic Breast C National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nci-31a.htm




4.	Study Shows Link between Antibiotic Use and Increa National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Antibiotics




5.	Treatment of Earliest Stage Breast Cancer Varies W American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Treatment_of_Earliest_St...




6.	Women Skip Lifesaving Mammograms American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Women_Skip_Lifesaving_Ma...




7.	Benefits and Risks of Tamoxifen Are Similar in Afr National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nci-30.htm




8.	Sister Study: A Study of the Genetic and Environme National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.sisterstudy.org/




9.	MRI Finds Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_MRI_Finds_Breast_Cancer_...




10.	More Women Surviving Advanced Breast Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_More_Women_Surviving_Adv...




11.	More Evidence Aspirin Protects against Breast Canc American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_More_Evidence_Aspirin_Pr...




12.	Some Older Women May Not Need Breast Cancer Radiat American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Some_Older_Women_May_Not...




13.	Breast Cancer Survivors at Increased Risk for Bone National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/cancer_fractures.htm




14.	Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Helped Patients with Metas National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/dose-dense0604




15.	Early Breast Cancer: Group Therapy Doesn't Ex American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Early_Breast_Cancer_Grou...




16.	Hot Flash Drug May Interfere with Cancer Therapy National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_030705f.html




17.	Large Portion of Late-Stage Breast Cancers Associa National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nci-19.htm




18.	Mammary Gland Cells Formed During Maternity Have S National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ParityMammary




19.	Molecular Test Can Predict Both the Risk of Breast National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/nci-10.htm

Seniors

1.	Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://nihseniorhealth.gov/breastcancer/toc.html

Specific Conditions

1.	Paget's Disease of the Breast: Questions and National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_39.htm




2.	Metastatic Disease (Breast Cancer) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/rcr_intro.html




3.	Inflammatory Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_2.htm




4.	HER-2 Breast Cancer Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00495

Statistics

1.	Scientists Estimate Probability of Death from Brea National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nci-31.htm




2.	Calculating Lifetime Risk of Breast Cancer: Questi National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/BreastRiskCalculate




3.	What Are the Key Statistics for Breast Cancer? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_are_the_key_stati...




4.	Probability of Breast Cancer in American Women National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_6.htm

Teenagers

1.	Is Breast Cancer a Threat in the Teen Years? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/question/general/breast_exams.html

Treatment

1.	Adjuvant Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer in UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/2904




2.	Adjuvant Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer in UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/4491




3.	Aromatase Inhibitors National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/developments/aromatase-inhibitors-dige...




4.	New Treatment Significantly Improves Long-Term Out National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/letrozole




5.	Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices




6.	Tamoxifen, Aromatase Inhibitors and Breast Cancer Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00054




7.	What Every Breast Surgeon Should Know American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_What_Every_Breast_Surgeo...




8.	General Principles of Treatment for Metastatic Bre UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/5162




9.	Understanding Breast Cancer Treatments: A Guide fo National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/understanding-breast-cancer-treatment