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Articles

Ahead of Time
Nonprofit helps cancer patients with detection
by Carol Terracina Hartman and Christine Stanley 
Comstock's Magazine
January 2009

Bone Drug Prevents Breast Cancer Return
Zometa May Lower Relapse Rate for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News
May 31, 2008

Who Gets Cancer and Who Survives?
By Hallie Levine Sklar
Redbook Magazine

Cancer Survivor Advocates for Education
By Katie Masters, Staff writer, Mountain Democrat
Aug. 1, 2005

Websites

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp

Camisoles after Mastectomy Surgery www.camisoleconnection.com

Cup With Love Project
www.cupwithlove.org

CureBreastCancer.org
www.curebreastcancer.org/cs/

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
Telephone: 800-719-9154 or 212-719-0154
www.nabco.org

National Breast Cancer Coalition
1707 L Street, NW, Suite 1060
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202-296-7477
www.natlbcc.org

National Cancer Institute
Telephone: 800-4-CANCER
www.cancer.gov

Save Ourselves
www.save-ourselves.org

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Telephone: 800-IM AWARE or 800-462-9273
www.breastcancerinfo.com

Breast Cancer Network of Strength
Telephone: 800-221-2141, 800-986-9505 Spanish, Telephone for Chicago: 312-986-8228
www.networkofstrength.org

Breast Cancer Network of Strength
Telephone: 800-221-2141, 800-986-9505 Spanish,
Telephone for Chicago: 312-986-8228
www.networkofstrength.org

Publications

Note: Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by the American Cancer Society

ADDITIONAL AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS

After Diagnosis: A Guide for Patients and Families (Booklet; Code #9440)

A Breast Cancer Journey: Your Personal Guidebook (Book; Code #9414)

Breast Cancer Dictionary (Booklet; Code #4675)

Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 1999-2000 (Booklet; Code #8610)

Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (Booklet, Code $4630, Spanish Code #4637)

Caregiving: A Step-By-Step Resource for Caring for the Person with Cancer at Home (Book; Code #9422)

For Women Facing Breast Cancer (Booklet; Code $4652)

Sexuality and Cancer: For the Woman Who Has Cancer and Her Partner (Booklet; Code #4657)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS*

Burt J., White G. Lymphedema: A Breast Cancer Patient’s Guide to Prevention and Healing, Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 1999.

Capossela, Cappy, and Sheila Warnock. Share the Care: How to Organize a Group for Someone Who Is Seriously Ill. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995.

Dollinger, Malin, Rosenbaum, Ernest H., Tempero, Margaret, and Mulvihill, Sean. Everyone’s Guide to Cancer Thereapy. 4th Edition. Andrew McNeel Publishing, 2002.

Hirshaut, Yashar, and Peter Pressman. Breast Cancer: The Complete Guide. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 2000.

Holland, Jimmie C., and Sheldon Lewis. The Human Side of Cancer. Quill Publishing, 2001.

Lange, Vladimir. Be a Survivor. Your Guide to Breast Cancer Treatment. Los Angeles, Lange Productions, 1999.

Link, John. The Breast Cancer Survival Manual. Owl Books, 2000.

Love, Susan M., and Karen Lindsey. Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book. Perseus Book Group, 2000.

Robinson, Rebecca Y., and Jeanne A. Petrek. A Step-By-Step Guide to Dealing with Your Breast Cancer. Citadel Press, 1999.

Runowicz, Carolyn D., Jeanne A. Petrek, and Ted S. Gansier. Women and Cancer: A Thorough and Compassionate Resource for Patients and their Families. New York: Villard Books, 1999.

Schover, Leslie R. Sexuality and Fertility After Cancer. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.

*Inclusion on the list does not imply endorsement by the American Cancer Society

REFERENCES

American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures 2003. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society; 2003.

American Joint Committee on Cancer. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 6th ed. New

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