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Why Is
Family History
Important?

What Types of
Family History
Are Important?

Are You At
Risk Based on
Family History?

Is Genetic
Testing for You?

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face General Breast Cancer Information

The following websites provide general information about breast cancer. This includes an overview of breast cancer, prevention strategies such as mammography and breast self-exams, treatments for breast cancer including prophylactic mastectomy, reconstruction, chemotherapy and radiation, support groups, clinical trials and other resources.

    LCIS

    DCIS

Screening

The two most important screening tools available are monthly breast self-exam along with regular mammograms. The following websites provide information about how to perform breast self-exams as well as information about mammograms.

    Breast Self-Exams

Risk Assessment

Depending upon life style, ethnic background and family history, women are at varying risk for breast cancer. The following sites provide information about methods and strategies for assessing one's risk for breast cancer.

Familial/Hereditary Breast Cancer

The following websites provide a wide variety of information about family history of breast cancer as a serious risk factor as well as information about genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2.

Treatment

The following websites sites provide basic information on the staging and treatment of breast cancer.

    Prophylactic Mastectomy

    Reconstruction

Ashkenazi

Male Breast Cancer

Clinical Trials

Ovarian: General

The following websites provide overviews about the types of ovarian cancers, treatments, clincial trials, and frequently asked questions.


      Cancer Care
      Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry
    If you have a question about familial ovarian cancer, or if you would like information on registering with The Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry, you may call toll free Hotline: 1-800-OVARIAN (1-800-682-7426); or write to The Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263-0001

Personal Stories

The following websites are from women who have had breast cancer.

1-800 Phone Numbers

For more information on breast health, breast cancer or quality mammography, you can call any of the 800 numbers listed below, which are confidential. (Taken from the Breast Cancer Roundtable)


      The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at
    1-800-4-CANCER
      The American Cancer Society
    1-800-ACS-2345
      The Y-ME Hotline
    1-800-221-2141
      National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
    1-800-719-9154
      My Image After Breast Cancer
    1-703-461-9616; 1-800-963-0101

Cancer Literature

Provide access to literature on a breast cancer issues such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy.

Cancer Research on Internet

These websites assist online users in finding Internet cancer resources.

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