Health and Medical Guide to Womens Health Breast Cancer Health information topics about Breast Cancer: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Pictures of Breast Anatomy Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/breast_anatomy_picture.html 2. Atlas of the Body: The Breast -- Disorders American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3F9G56JC&sub_... 3. Understanding Estrogen Receptors/SERMs National Cancer Institute http://nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/estrogenreceptors Children 1. Breast Cancer Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/breast_cancer.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Breast Neoplasms National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001943&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Paget's Disease, Mammary National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010144&recruiting... Coping 1. Where to Seek Professional Help: Sexuality and Ca American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/mit/content/mit_7_2x_where_to_seek_profession... 2. For Women Facing a Breast Biopsy American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_6x_For_Women_Facing_a_Bre... 3. Physical Problems May Linger after Breast Cancer T American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_Physical_Problems_May_Li... 4. When the Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization http://www.y-me.org/about_yme/when_woman_love_breast_cancer.php Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Your Pathology Report (Breast Cancer) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/pathology_intro.html 2. Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy (Mammatome) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00731 3. Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for A National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understanding-breast-changes/ 4. Ultrasound: Guided Breast Biopsy American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/interventional/breast_biopsy_us.htm 5. X-ray Guided Breast Biopsy American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/interventional/breast_biopsy_xr.htm Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Cancer.gov Dictionary National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/ Directories 1. National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detectio National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/contacts.htm Disease Management 1. What Happens after Treatment for Breast Cancer? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_5x_what_happens_after_tre... Genetics 1. Learning about Breast Cancer National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10000507 2. Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer (PDQ) National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/genetics/breast-and-ovarian 3. Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susc Centers for Disease Control, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/info/factshts/breastcancer.htm 4. Small Variations in Genes Can Determine Risk of De National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/nci-15.htm 5. Cancer Risk and Abnormal Breast Cancer Genes Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/genetics_cancer_risk.html 6. Genetic Mutation Linked to More Aggressive Breast American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_Genetic_Mutation_Linked_... 7. Genetics Home Reference: Breast cancer National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=breastcancer Law and Policy 1. Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa1/content/whcra.asp? 2. Guidance and Summary of Actions on the Breast and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/law106-354.htm National Institutes of Health 1. What You Need to Know about Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/breast 2. Breast Cancer (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/breast/patient/ Organizations 1. National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ 2. American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/ 3. Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization http://www.y-me.org/ Other Languages 1. Breast Cancer Harborview Medical Center, Patient Education Institute http://www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/patient_ed/cancer/breast_cancer/breast_can... 2. Breast Cancer Harborview Medical Center, Patient Education Institute http://www.ethnomed.org/patient_ed/cancer/breast/CambodianBreastCancer/xpla... Overviews 1. Detailed Guide: Breast Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?dt=5 2. Breast Cancer American Society of Clinical Oncology http://www.peoplelivingwithcancer.org/plwc/MainConstructor/1,1744,_04-001-0... Pictures/Diagrams 1. Pictures of Types of Breast Cancer Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/type_breast_cancer_picture.html 2. Pictures of Diagnosis (Breast Cancer) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/diagnosis_picture.html Prevention/Screening 1. Prophylactic Oophorectomy: Removing Your Ovaries t Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00095 2. BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/brca/test.html 3. Updated Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Release American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Updated_Breast_Cancer_Sc... 4. Tamoxifen and Raloxifene to Reduce Breast Cancer R American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6X_Tamoxifen_and_Raloxifene... 5. Protecting Your Health - Women Prescribed DES Whil Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/DES/consumers/do/protect_women.html 6. Breast Cancer (PDQ): Prevention National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/prevention/breast/patient/ 7. Preventing Breast Cancer: Lifestyle Choices and Ot Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00091 8. Chemoprevention: A Therapy for Women at High Risk Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00092 9. Breast Cancer (PDQ): Screening National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/screening/breast/patient/ 10. Breast Cancer: Steps to Finding Breast Lumps Early American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/018.xml Related Issues 1. Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_66.htm 2. What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Breast Cance American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_should_you_ask_yo... 3. What Breast Cancer Survivors Need to Know about Os Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r805i&doctitle=What+Breast+Cancer+Surv... 4. Slide Show: How Cancer Spreads Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CA00042 5. Breast Cancer and Pregnancy (PDQ) National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/breast-cancer-and-pregnancy/... 6. Breast Cancer: Know Your Type Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00348 7. Can Having an Abortion Cause or Contribute to Brea American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_6x_can_having_an_abortion_c... 8. Female Sexuality After Cancer: What You and Your P Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00071 9. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/2237 10. Known Health Effects for Women Prescribed DES (Die Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/DES/consumers/about/effects_women.html 11. Lymphedema: Hand and Arm Care Following Surgery or American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6X_Lymphedema_5.asp?siteare... 12. Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_Menopausal_Hormone_Repla... 13. Menopausal Hormone Use: Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/estrogenplus 14. Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_13.htm Research 1. Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors at Increase American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZZO4KUG6E&sub_... 2. Radiation Helps Survival After Mastectomy and Chem American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Radiation_Helps_Survival... 3. Study Finds Immune Therapy for Metastatic Breast C National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nci-31a.htm 4. Study Shows Link between Antibiotic Use and Increa National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Antibiotics 5. Treatment of Earliest Stage Breast Cancer Varies W American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Treatment_of_Earliest_St... 6. Women Skip Lifesaving Mammograms American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Women_Skip_Lifesaving_Ma... 7. Benefits and Risks of Tamoxifen Are Similar in Afr National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nci-30.htm 8. Sister Study: A Study of the Genetic and Environme National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.sisterstudy.org/ 9. MRI Finds Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_MRI_Finds_Breast_Cancer_... 10. More Women Surviving Advanced Breast Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_More_Women_Surviving_Adv... 11. More Evidence Aspirin Protects against Breast Canc American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_More_Evidence_Aspirin_Pr... 12. Some Older Women May Not Need Breast Cancer Radiat American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Some_Older_Women_May_Not... 13. Breast Cancer Survivors at Increased Risk for Bone National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/cancer_fractures.htm 14. Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Helped Patients with Metas National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/dose-dense0604 15. Early Breast Cancer: Group Therapy Doesn't Ex American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Early_Breast_Cancer_Grou... 16. Hot Flash Drug May Interfere with Cancer Therapy National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_030705f.html 17. Large Portion of Late-Stage Breast Cancers Associa National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nci-19.htm 18. Mammary Gland Cells Formed During Maternity Have S National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ParityMammary 19. Molecular Test Can Predict Both the Risk of Breast National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/nci-10.htm Seniors 1. Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://nihseniorhealth.gov/breastcancer/toc.html Specific Conditions 1. Paget's Disease of the Breast: Questions and National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_39.htm 2. Metastatic Disease (Breast Cancer) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/rcr_intro.html 3. Inflammatory Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_2.htm 4. HER-2 Breast Cancer Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00495 Statistics 1. Scientists Estimate Probability of Death from Brea National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nci-31.htm 2. Calculating Lifetime Risk of Breast Cancer: Questi National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/BreastRiskCalculate 3. What Are the Key Statistics for Breast Cancer? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_are_the_key_stati... 4. Probability of Breast Cancer in American Women National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_6.htm Teenagers 1. Is Breast Cancer a Threat in the Teen Years? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/question/general/breast_exams.html Treatment 1. Adjuvant Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer in UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/2904 2. Adjuvant Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer in UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/4491 3. Aromatase Inhibitors National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/developments/aromatase-inhibitors-dige... 4. New Treatment Significantly Improves Long-Term Out National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/letrozole 5. Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices 6. Tamoxifen, Aromatase Inhibitors and Breast Cancer Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00054 7. What Every Breast Surgeon Should Know American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_2_1x_What_Every_Breast_Surgeo... 8. General Principles of Treatment for Metastatic Bre UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/5162 9. 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