Breast Cancer
Internet Links
African American Women
http://www.cdc.gov/features/vitalsigns/breastcancer/
African American women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women and have faster growing and more difficult tumors to treat. All African American women need to read this site.
African American women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women and have faster growing and more difficult tumors to treat. All African American women need to read this site.
The Breast Self-Exam
http://www.acog.org/~/media/For%20Patients/pfs002.pdf
Step-by-step, illustrated instructions.
http://www.acog.org/~/media/For%20Patients/pfs002.pdf
Step-by-step, illustrated instructions.
Coping with a Cancer Diagnosis
http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/806-383a.pdf
What to do if you feel out of control and how to reach out to others to create a support system.
http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/806-383a.pdf
What to do if you feel out of control and how to reach out to others to create a support system.
Family Doctor.org
Check for symptoms of breast problems
General Information
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer/DS00328
Read about causes, symptoms, risk factors, preparing for your appointment, tests and diagnosis, treatment and drugs, alternative medicine, coping and support and prevention of breast cancer. By clicking on "multimedia" you can see pictures of procedures and the self-examination technique.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer/DS00328
Read about causes, symptoms, risk factors, preparing for your appointment, tests and diagnosis, treatment and drugs, alternative medicine, coping and support and prevention of breast cancer. By clicking on "multimedia" you can see pictures of procedures and the self-examination technique.
General Overviews to Clinical Trials
http://www.medlineplus.gov
The National Library of Medicine and National Institutes
created Medlineplus for the consumer.
The National Library of Medicine and National Institutes
created Medlineplus for the consumer.
Locate Free Mammogram Sites
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/services/mammograms.shtml
Sites in the City, including Brooklyn, where you can get a free mammogram.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/services/mammograms.shtml
Sites in the City, including Brooklyn, where you can get a free mammogram.
Mammography
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mammography.html
How one is performed, what the doctor is looking for, basic explanations on all aspects of mammograms and the site includes recent magazine articles so you can see the latest reported information.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mammography.html
How one is performed, what the doctor is looking for, basic explanations on all aspects of mammograms and the site includes recent magazine articles so you can see the latest reported information.
