Here are a list or breast cancer resources the Pink-Link team personally endorses. If you have a suggestion for the breast cancer resources page, please contact us here and we'll be happy to review your recommendation.
Journey Forward’s Survivorship Care Plan Builder was designed to assist oncology professionals in creating custom Care Plans* for cancer patients and their physicians. You can download the care plan builder kit here.
Breast Reconstruction Matters
Breast reconstruction is the right of every woman who has had, or is planning to have, a mastectomy. Surprisingly, though, only a small percentage of women facing a mastectomy are offered breast reconstruction. You'll find a wealth of information on this site that can help you ask the right questions, and make the right choices. Because that's what really matters.
Breast Reconstruction Matters
Information about Various Drugs
DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide. DrugWatch.com includes up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications and includes details about associated side effects to aid in the protection of patients and consumers.
Treatment Decision Tools from the American Cancer Society
Treatment decision tools, like the NexProfiler Treatment Option Tools, can help you make an informed decision about your treatment. Using these tools, you can access the detailed analysis of your specific condition, uncover a statistical breakdown of treatment types, and pinpoint the exact topics you should discuss with your doctor.
Breast Preservation Foundation
The Breast Preservation Foundation advocates for and educates women about skin-sparing mastectomies. Their goal is to empower women to ask more questions before having a potentially disfiguring biopsy, lumpectomy and traditional mastectomy. Please visit them at www.breastpreservation.org.
CURE Magazine
CURE stands for "Cancer, Updates, Research and Information. This magazine has it all. Check it out online and subscribe for free for a printed version. www.curetoday.com
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Brochure (PDF)
Women know that they have to do breast exams. They know that they have to have mammograms. What they don’t know is that there is a rare form of breast cancer out there that no one talks about. It is called Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Click here to read the brochure (PDF)
Diagnosed With Inflammatory Breast Cancer Pamphlet (PDF)
Inflammatory Breast Cancer,After the Diagnosis
You have been diagnosed with a very rare form of breast cancer called I.B.C.
Yes – it is rare.
Yes – it is aggressive.
Yes – treatment decisions have to be made as soon as possible.
Yes – YOU CAN SURVIVE THIS!
A comprehensive resource providing complete information on various types of cancers such as prostrate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, throat, blood cancer, brain cancer, bone cancer, etc. Also know about the causes of these cancers, symptoms, various treatment methods. Please check out http://www.onlinecancerguide.com/breast-cancer.html
Buddy Check 9
Started by Andrea Roane, news anchor of channel WUSA9 in Washington DC, this program emphasizes awareness and self breast exam on the 9th of every month. Here's how it works:
* On the 9th of every month, women starting
at the age 20 do a breast self-exam and then call a friend,
a "Buddy", to remind her to do the same. Many "buddies"
include mothers, daughters, sisters, husbands, and co-workers.
* Women over age 40 should schedule
annual mammograms
* Get regular clinical exams by a doctor
or nurse practitioner.
Check out the Buddy Check 9 website at http://www.wusa9.com/news/health/buddycheck9_program.aspx.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Video
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare but very aggressive type of breast cancer. IBC usually grows rapidly and often spreads to other parts of the body; symptoms include redness, swelling, and warmth in the breast. To watch a video clip on this little known form of breast cancer, click here.