Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA). This is a busy-looking website, but it has some useful information.
MAN TO MAN: A Practical Guide For Male Caregivers When Breast Cancer Strikes Their Loved Ones. Caregivers Unlimited, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
How Clinical Trials Work (in Spanish)
Find local clinical trials offered through Cape Cod Healthcare
Search for breast cancer clinical trials (breastcancertrials.org)
Search the clinicaltrials.gov website
Search the National Cancer Institute clinical trials website
Search TrialCheck! (Coalition of Cancer Cooperatives)
Glossary Search of Cancer-Related Terms (American Cancer Society)
Glossary of Cancer Research Terms
(American Association for Cancer Research)
(Note: This glossary is a bit more technical.)
Overview from MedlinePlus
(Includes links to other websites.)
Overview in English and Portuguese
Câncer de Mamain Portuguese
Bilingual information English/Portuguese in alternating pages.
NEW RESEARCH
Targeted Radiation for Early Breast Cancer a Good Option: Study. 6/6/2010
SENIOR SITES
These sites allow you to adjust the text size and contrast (black or white background). There is also an option to listen, rather than read, what is on the screen.
SUPPORT GROUPS -- Everyone
Breast Cancer Support (American Association for Cancer Research)
Cancer Support (National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship)
SUPPORT GROUPS -- Local
SUPPORT GROUPS -- Online
Cancer Survivors Network (American Cancer Society)
SUPPORT FOR MEN
Look Good ... Feel Better for Men gives practical information to help men deal with some of the side-effects of cancer treatment including skin changes, hair loss, stress, and other issues.
SUPPORT FOR TEENS
Look Good ... Feel Better for Teens is a hospital-based public service program created by the Personal Care Products Council Foundation and its Collaborators to help girls and guys aged 13-17 deal with the appearance, health and social side effects of cancer treatment.
2bMe is "a site for teens with cancer. Get the scoop on the non-medical stuff you're wondering about -- from skin and hair to fitness and friends. Now you can deal."
SUPPORT FOR WOMEN
Look Good ... Feel Better is a free, non-medical, brand-neutral, national public service program created to help individuals with cancer look good, improve their self-esteem, and manage their treatment and recovery with greater confidence.
TREATMENT
Treatment Overview (American Cancer Society)
American Cancer Society Drug Guide
Cancer Treatment and Drugs Information (Mayo Clinic)
MedlinePlus on Cancer Chemotherapy
(A portal to many sources of information.)Cancer Drug Information (National Cancer Institute)
TREATMENT -- Complementary and Alternative
Complementary and Alternative Health Services Directory (Cape Cod Healthcare)
Provides a list of contact information for Cape Cod providers of many different types of therapies.Cancer Prevention and Treatment (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Information on alternative cancer treatments.Drugs, Herbs, and Supplements (MedlinePlus)
Complementary and Alternative Therapies (American Cancer Society)
Complementary Therapies (Susan G. Komen for the Cure)
TREATMENT -- Research
Cancer Concept Sheets (American Association for Cancer Research)
Uses medical terminology.
TREATMENT -- Side Effects
Chemotherapy Side Effects Fact Sheets (National Cancer Institute)
VIDEOS
What's New in Breast Cancer and Treatment (with Julie Gralow, M.D.)
If I Had A New Lump in My Breast (Dr. Sarah A. McLaughlin, M.D., Mayo Clinic
When the Doctor Says Cancer (Maurie Markman, M.D.)
Four Methods of Treating Breast Cancer
Managing Side Effects of Chemotherapy (Lynn Schuchter, M.D.)
Finishing Treatment: What Comes Next? (Lidia Schapira, M.D.)
(Note: This video is in Spanish.)
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