Other Resources

Sites covering multiple topics including diagnosis, treatment, side effects etc.

• American Association for Cancer Research Fairly sophisticated synopsis of breast cancer, treatment and future trends. Lists professional meetings.
• American Cancer Society Clear, patient-oriented information in both English and Spanish.
• ASCO On-Line (American Society of Clinical Oncologists) Oncologist Directory, information and abstracts from conferences.
• ASCO Clinical Practice Guidelines and other ASCO Special Articles Recommended Breast Cancer Guidelines (1997-1998). Guideline on the Role of Biophosphonates in Breast Cancer (2000). A Patient's Guide: Follow-up Care for Breast Cancer.
• Ask Noah Consumer medical information including information on side effects and clinical trials.
• BioMedNet Abstracts from medical journal articles. Charges for access to full text.
• Breast Implant Update 2004 Information compiled by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, a division of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
• Breastcancer.org Breast cancer specific information on everything from diagnosis, what to as your doctor, treatment options, research news, and more.
• Cancer Research Institute Basic information for the newly diagnosed. General cancer information not breast cancer specific.
• CancerCare Basic information including dealing with side effects, support, teleconferences, resource guide. Available in English and Spanish.
• CancerGuide Guide for doing cancer research on the web.
• CancerNet Access to PDQ, CancerNet, and CancerLit. Available in Spanish and German.
• Department of Defense Breast Cancer Decision Guide Basic breast cancer information and interactive treatment decision guide.
• European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Bibliography of member articles. Limited information on European clinical trials.
• Med Help International Articles on breast cancer and an e-mail buddy system.
• Mediconsult.com On-line support group and basic breast cancer information including information on drugs.
• Medline Medical Database with 11 Million references and abstracts.
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines.
• National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement on Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer, November 2000.
• National Library of Medicine Includes free access to Medline.
• NCI - Cancernet Variety of informational resources provided by NCI.
• New England Journal of Medicine Full-text early release articles and access to Medline.
• Oncolink Medical information combined with support, and personal stories.