Breast Cancer WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Breast Cancer and compiled helpful research notes below.
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- Neomatrix | Early Act Awareness (2 nominations)earlyactawareness.org
- Breast Cancer MRI Study - Health Blog - WSJ (1 nomination)blogs.wsj.com
- Breast Cancer Fully Explained (1 nomination)neatarticles.com
- Breast Cancer Article Directory - Neat Articles (1 nomination)neatarticles.com
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Research Notes on Breast Cancer
Worldwide, breast cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death. The first symptom of breast cancer is typically a lump that feels different from the surrounding breast tissue. Because the breast is composed of identical tissues in males and females, breast cancer also occurs in males, though it is less common.1
Fast Facts:
- It is generally recommended that women perform a breast self-exam each month, as well as having an annual clinical exam.2
- Women with a family history of breast cancer now have the option of having a BRCA test that checks for variations in the genetic structure that can predispose them to breast cancer.3
- 2009 U.S. statistics estimate 192,370 new cases of female breast cancer and 1,910 new cases of male breast cancer. Deaths from breast cancer are estimated to be 40,170 in women and 400 in men.1
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5 Latest Headlines on Breast Cancer
What is Breast Cancer?
- AccessDNA: About Breast Cancer
- Patient Health International: Breast Cancer
- Wikipedia: Breast Cancer
- Healthination: What is Breast Cancer?
- Yahoo Video: What Every Woman Should Know About Breast Cancer
What Are The Symptoms of Breast Cancer?
- HealthWise (via Yahoo Health): Breast Cancer: Symptoms
- BreastCancer.org: Breast Cancer Symptoms and Diagnosis
- MedicineNet: Breast Cancer Symptoms, Facts
- MyBreastCancerNetwork: Check for Early Symptoms of Breast Cancer
What Are The Types and Stages of Breast Cancer?
- Mayo Clinic: Types of Breast Cancer
- National Breast Cancer Foundation: Breast Cancer Types
- About.com: Types of Breast Cancer
- BreastCancer.org: Pictures of Types of Breast Cancer | Stages of Breast Cancer
- NCI: Staging
- ACS: How Is Breast Cancer Staged?
What Are The Statistics and Survival Rates of Breast Cancer?
- ACS: What Are the Key Statistics for Breast Cancer?
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Breast Cancer: Statistics
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization: Breast Cancer Statistics
- WrongDiagnosis: Prevalence and Incidence of Breast Cancer
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Breast Cancer?
- HealthWise (via Yahoo Health): Breast Cancer: Treatment
- NCI: Breast Cancer Treatment
- CDC: Breast Cancer Treatment
- BreastCancer.org: Breast Cancer Treatment
- Mayo Clinic: Breast Cancer: Treatment
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization: Treatment Options
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Breast Cancer?
- BreastCancer.com: Breast Cancer Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Alive.com: Prevent and Treat Breast Cancer Naturally
- eHow: Prevent Breast Cancer With Alternative Medicine
How Do You Prevent Breast Cancer?
- NCI: Breast Cancer Prevention
- ACS: Can Breast Cancer Be Prevented?
- Mayo Clinic: Breast Cancer Prevention
- eHow: Defend Yourself Against Breast Cancer
- Healthination: Breast Self Exam Video
- WikiHow: How to Do A Breast Self-Examination
- HealthWise (via Yahoo Health): Breast Self-Examination
Genetics of Breast Cancer
- Genetics Home Reference: Breast Cancer
- NCI: Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
- BreastCancer.org: Genetics and Breast Cancer Risk
- CancerBackup: Cancer Genetics - How Cancer Sometimes Runs in Families
- Ohio State Medical Center: Genetics of Breast Cancer | Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (BRCA1 / BRCA2)
- The Doctor Will See You Now: The Genetics of Breast Cancer
- Connecticut Department of Public Health: Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer: What You Should Know
Wisdom, Stories and Blogs about Breast Cancer
- CNN Health: Olivia Newton-John, Jaclyn Smith on Surviving Breast Cancer (Oct.18, 2007)
- Breast Cancer Chronicles: Expert Health Blog
- Breast Cancer Victory: by Silvie Fortin, Patient Advocate
- The Breast Site: Independent Guide to Breast Health
- The Cancer Blog: Posts From the Breast Cancer Category
- Beating Breast Cancer: Blog of a Patient and Her Husband
- Two Hands: Story About Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 39
- The Cancer Grrrl: One Lawyer, One Cancer Diagnosis, One Hell of a Fight
- Breast Cancer Reconstruction: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog
Foundations and Support Groups on Breast Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Support and information About Breast Cancer
- National Breast Cancer Foundation: Help For Today...Hope for Tomorrow
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization: Breast Cancer Information and Advocacy
- Meetup.com: Breast Cancer Meetups
- Susan G. Komen Foundation: For the Cure
- Young Survival Coalition: Breast Cancer Support Network
- BreastCancer.org: Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to Providing Information and Community to Those Touched by Breast Cancer
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Breast Cancer
- WebMD Forums: Breast Cancer Friend to Friend
- HealthBoards: Breast Cancer
- Yahoo Groups: Breast Cancer
- eHealth Forum: Breast Cancer Forum
- Topix Forums: Breast Cancer
- DailyStrength: Breast Cancer Support
- Revolution Health: RevolutionHealth Breast Cancer Community
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Breast Cancer
- JAMA: Breast Cancer Articles
- PubMed: Breast Cancer Articles
- PubMed Central: Archive of Breast Cancer Research Journal
- Google Scholar: Breast Cancer Articles
Clinical Trials on Breast Cancer
- Sloan-Kettering: Breast Cancer: Our Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies on Breast Cancer
- NCI: Clinical Trials on Breast Cancer
- CenterWatch: Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer
- ↑ American Cancer Society: How to Perform a Breast Self-Exam
- ↑ AccessDN: About Breast Cancer
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- Last update: Nov. 6, 2009
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