LINKS
There are many web sites dealing with breast cancer on the web. Here are just a few reliable places to start.
General Information
ACOR (Association for Cancer Online Resources): acor.org
- Non-profit advocacy organization whose site gives access to 69 cancer related electronic mailing lists and their archives.
Atlantic Breast Cancer Network: abcn.ca
- Web site in Nova Scotia with a bulletin board and other services of interest to women in the Atlantic region.
Canadian
Breast Cancer Network: cbcn.ca
- A fantastic source for Canadian women - and check out their new site for younger women with breast cancer: cbcn.ca/youngwomen
Canadian
Cancer Society: cancer.ca
- Cancer information, research, statistics, advocacy, volunteering, provincial resources.
- This site by the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has been around since 1994 and is easy to use and provides a wide range of resources for patients and family.
National Cancer Institute in the USA: www.cancer.gov
- This is provided by the NCI in the USA and is a well
organized site
that
is easy to navigate.
PubMed: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
- Access to the National Library of Medicine in the USA.
Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries list of breast cancer books and materials: library_resources2008.pdf
- Although the listed resources may not be available at your local branch, you may request them through Interlibrary Loan. Visit nlpl.ca for more information.
- Rethink Breast Cancer is a Canadian charity helping young people affected by breast cancer. Their website offers information, a calendar of national events and social networking tools.
- Canadian resource for breast cancer information and support.
Topic Related Links
A breast
reconstruction
site from the
American Society of Plastic and
Reconstructive
Surgeons: plasticsurgery.org/Patients_and_Consumers
Some links to information about lymphedema:
- Lymphovenous Canada: lymphovenous-canada.ca
- the Purple Lupin Project's guide: lymph.html
All about breast self-examination: breastselfexam.ca
Information about unconventional therapies can be found on the following sites:
- BC Cancer Agency: look under "Patient/Public Info > Complementary Therapies"
- MD Anderson Cancer Center (University of Texas): in particular, follow the "Complementary & Integrative Medicine" link under "Cancer Treatment"
- some of the practitioners who offer unconventional therapies are listed in the Purple Lupin Project's guide: comp.html.
Some sites are dedicated especially to young women living with breast cancer:
There are a number of different subtypes of breast cancer and sites dedicated to them:
- TellHer2.com is a new social networking tool for women touched by HER2+ breast cancer. Share your story and information with others
- find out the latest news about triple negative breast cancer at: tnbcfoundation.org
Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada has compiled a resource to help families cope with the financial difficulties that can accompany breast cancer: willow.org/info/04.asp
Take a look at the Canadian Breast Cancer Charter. This important document outlines your rights as a patient. The web site also includes a well organized treatment diary you can download.
Internet Support and Social Networking
Breast Cancer Discussion Group: this is an
electronic mailing list with
over 500 subscribers worldwide. To subscribe, send the following
message to the email address below: subscribe breast-cancer Jane Doe
(your first name and last name).
website: bclist.org
e-mail: listserv@mun.ca
Caring Voices is an initiative of the Princess Margaret Hospital’s Survivorship Program in Toronto and provides an online community for breast cancer survivors, as well as a good resource library: caringvoices.ca