Overviews | Guides
Am. Cancer Society – Additional Resources:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-additional
Am. Cancer Society – Breast Cancer:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/index
MedlinePlus – Breast Cancer (Women):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html
MedlinePlus – Breast Cancer (Men):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malebreastcancer.html
Children
Am. Cancer Society – Telling Your Child You Have Breast Cancer:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/telling-your-child-you-have-breast-cancer-5-things-you-need-to-know
KidsHealth (Nemour’s Foundation) – Breast Cancer:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/breast_cancer.html
Finances | Cost
Am. Cancer Society – Managing Costs of Cancer Treatments:
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/findingandpayingfortreatment/managinginsuranceissues/the-cost-of-cancer-treatment
Susan G. Komen – Financial Resources: http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/FinancialResources.html
Genetic Testing
CancerResearch.UK – Breast Cancer Genes:
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/breast-cancer/about/risks/breast-cancer-genes
National Cancer Institute – Genetic Testing (BRCA1 & BRCA2):
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/genetics/brca-fact-sheet#r1
Staging
Am. Society of Clinical Oncology – Cancer.Net – Breast Cancer Staging:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast/reconstruction-fact-sheet
Support | Coping
American Psychological Association – Breast Cancer – How Your Mind Can Help Your Body:
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/breast-cancer.aspx
CancerResearch.UK – Hair Loss, Hair Thinning & Cancer Drugs:
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancers-in-general/treatment/cancer-drugs/side-effects/hair-loss-hair-thinning-and-cancer-drugs
Men Against Breast Cancer:
http://www.menagainstbreastcancer.org/
National Cancer Institute – Survivorship:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/survivorship
Susan G. Komen – Support:
http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/Support.html
Treatments
Am. Cancer Society – Breast Reconstruction:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/breastreconstructionaftermastectomy/breast-reconstruction-after-mastectomy-toc
Am. Cancer Society – Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-treating-chemotherapy
Am. Cancer Society – Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-treating-radiation\
MedlinePlus – Chest Radiation:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000057.htm
MedlinePlus – After Chemotherapy:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000012.htm
National Cancer Institute – Breast Cancer Treatments:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/Patient/page5
National Cancer Institute – Breast Reconstruction Factsheet:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast/reconstruction-fact-sheet
Susan G. Komen – Treatments by Stage:
http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/TreatingCommonBreastCancers.html