National Resources
This list of resources is provided merely as a convenience. The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation takes no responsibility for the content of or services provided by the resources and makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information provided and shall have no liability for any damages or injuries of any kind arising from the information provided.
Every woman responds differently to the crisis that breast cancer brings to her life. The best way you can prepare yourself is to gather as much information as possible and educate yourself about the disease.
The following resource lists can help you get the information and support you need:
Toll-Free Hotlines
- National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service: 1-800-4-CANCER
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer Hotline: 1-888-753-LBBC
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Helpline: 1-800-IM-AWARE
- American Cancer Society: 1-800-ACS-2345
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization: 1-800-221-2141
- Cancer Care: 1-800-813-HOPE
Online Support and Community
Online Treatment Information
Breast Cancer Organizations
General Cancer Organizations
Medical associations and government agencies
Web sites belonging to the following organizations use very technical language. As always, talk to your doctor about information you may find on these sites and information you may receive from these organizations.
- American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession
1-312-988-5715
Web site: www.abanet.org/women
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Washington, DC 20090
Phone: 1-202-638-5577
Web site: www.acog.com
- American College of Radiology
Phone: 1-800-ACR-LINE
Web site: www.acr.org
- American Medical Women's Association
Phone: 1-703-838-0500
Fax: 1-703-549-3864
Web site: www.amwa-doc.org
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
Phone: 1-703-299-0150
Web site: www.asco.org
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Prevention and Control
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Phone: 1-770-488-4751
Web site: www.cdc.gov/cancer
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Phone: 1-877-267-2323
Web site: www.cms.hhs.gov
- National Cancer Institute
Phone: 1-800-422-6237
Fax: 1-301-402-0894
Web site: www.nci.nih.gov
- National Medical Association
Phone: 1-202-347-1895
Web site: www.nmanet.org
- Oncology Nursing Society
Phone: 1-412-921-7373
Web site: www.ons.org
- Social Security
Phone: 1-800-772-1213
Web site: www.ssa.gov
Clinical trial information
Visit these sites to find information about clinical trials for which you may qualify:
Books and publications
- 100 Questions and Answers About Breast Cancer
by Zora Brown and LeSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2003.
- Every Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, 2000.
Available online at www.y-me.org/coping/
daytoday/every_womans_guide.php.
- Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy
by Malin Dollinger, MD, Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD, Margaret Tempero, and Sean Mulvihill. 4th edition. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel, 2002.
- Humor After the Tumor
by Patty Gelman, Leslie Zemsky, Illustrator
- I'd Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage
by Fran Di Giacomo
- Informed Decisions
by Harmon J. Eyre, MD, Dianne Partie Lange, and Lois B. Morris. 2nd edition. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society, 2001.
- Not Now...I'm Having a No Hair Day: Humor and Healing for People with Cancer
by Christine Clifford
- Sexuality for Women and Their Partners
American Cancer Society, 2001.
Available online at www.cancer.org.
- Spinning Straw into Gold: Your Emotional Recovery from Breast Cancer
by Ronnie Kaye. New York, NY: Fireside, 1991.
- Thanks for the Mammogram!
by Laura Jensen Walker
- The Human Side of Cancer: Living with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty
by Jimmie C. Holland, MD, and Sheldon Lewis. New York, NY: Quill, 2001.
- When the Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, 2000.
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