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Additional Sources of Information
Many Cancer Sites discuss risk and risk reduction |
| American Cancer Society |
(800)850-9445 or
www.cancer.org English
& Spanish information |
| National Cancer Institute |
1-800-4-Cancer or
cancer.gov (no www needed) English & Spanish |
| Oncolink |
( University of Pennsylvania information)
oncolink.upenn.edu |
| Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Cancer Web
Site |
lynnsage.northwestern.edu |
| National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations |
(NABCO) (888)
80-NABCO www.nabco.org
for $5.00 provide an 85-page book of resources. Highly recommended for
all. |
| Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Patient Education Service |
(800) 34-Life-4 or www.usa.zeneca.com/pharm. |
| National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine. |
(888)644-6226 or nccam.nih.gov. |
| The Chemotherapy Foundation |
(Free 40 page booklet)
212-213-9292 |
| National Lymphedema Network |
(800)541-3259 or
www.lymhnet.org. |
| Y-ME
National Breast Cancer Organization |
(800) 221-2141 or www.y-me.org. (24 hour Spanish line (800)
986-9505) |
| State Laws relating to breast cancer |
(Center for Disease Control)
(770)488-4751 or www.cdc.gov |
| Susan
G. Komen Foundation |
(972) 855-1600 or
www.komen.org |
| Early Detection in
Spanish |
Un Diagnostico Tempranso es La Mejor
Proteccion Para La Mujer (877) 88-NBCAM |
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Insurance
Advice: |
| Patient Advocate Foundation |
(800)532-5274) or
www.patientadvocate.org |
| Medicare |
(800)638-6833 |
| Consumer's guide to health insurance |
(202)824-1600 |
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Additional Web
sites |
| Cancer Care Inc.
|
www.cancercare.org |
|
Dept. of Defense Breast Cancer Decision Guide
|
www.bcdg.org |
|
National Asian American womens's Health Organization |
www.nawho.org |
| OBGYN. net Latina |
(Spanish site) http://latina.obgyn.net/espanol/ |
|
Mautner Project |
(serves Lesbians with cancer)
www.mautnerproject.org/ |
| Association of Cancer Online Resources |
www.acor.org/ |
|
Intercultural Cancer Council |
(listings for minority groups)
icc.bcm.tmc.edu/home.htm |
