Breast cancer and B Guide - Resources and Review

Non
profit cancer information organisation. Provides patient-driven information (on 42 types of adult and paediatric cancers) for patients, their families, and their physicians.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to neoplasms.
 
A basic set of questions on biopsy, diagnosis, treatment and surgery, bone marrow transplant, screening and unconventional cancer treatment, and also questions that patients should ask their doctor.
 
Information about breast cancer aimed principally at patients. Includes diagnosis, treatment, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to gynaecology.
 
Web resource from the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation providing answers to frequently asked questions about the disease. More detailed information is given in an online book on the ABC's of breast cancer including chapters on risks, diagnosis, treatment, complementary therapies, and after care. Also provides downloadable education materials and a multimedia library.
 
News and information on breast cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Also provides information on self examination, reconstructive surgery, and myths surrounding the illness. Additional resources relating to women's health cover topics such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT), multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, and ovarian cancer, and medical procedures involved in treating such conditions including angiography, biopsy, CT, MR, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, x
ray imaging, and radiotherapy are explained.
 
Offers general information about breast cancer symptoms, risk factors, self examination, breast screening, and various types of assessment such as mammography, ultrasound, and fine needle aspiration. Also covers issues concerning benign disease, post
op exercises, adjuvant therapy, and staging, and provides referral guidelines and a discussion forum for exchanging personal experiences relating to relevant medical conditions.
 
Women's cancer information project. Includes details of cancer of the breast, cervix, ovary, fallopian tubes, lungs and skin, gestational trophoblastic tumour, endometrial cancer and sarcoma.
 
Australian national centre which works in partnership with women, health professionals, cancer organisations, researchers and governments to improve breast cancer outcomes for women.
 
An index of information relating to cancer. Includes information for patients, health care professionals and researchers.
 
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