National Links

National Online Resources with information on Breast, Ovarian, and other Women’s Cancers list

Advocacy/Awareness Resource Links

Intercultural Cancer Council Focus on underserved and minority populations.

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Advocacy, information & education materials on survivorship.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Focusing on awareness, education and empowerment.

National Cancer Coalition is a powerful voice, speaking for women and men across the country, demanding an end to breast cancer by 2020.

Sisters Network, Inc. Seeks to increase local and national attention about the impact that breast cancer has in the African-American community. All chapters are run by breast cancer survivors and receive volunteer assistance. Call 866-781-1808

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Foundation Mission is to raise awareness of triple-negative breast cancer and to support scientists  and researchers in their efforts to determine the definitive causes so that effective detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment can be pursued and achieved.

Young Survivor Coalition An international network of women diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 and younger and their supporters and medical professionals. The organization is dedicated to action, advocacy and awareness and to serving as a point of contact for young women living with breast cancer.  Spanish-language materials available.  Call 877-972-1011

Emotional Support Resource Links

Breast Friends National network dedicated to helping patients, their friends and family members. Until a cure is found… Breast Friends is helping women survive the trauma of cancer, one friend at a time.  Call 888-386-8048

Breast Cancer Connections Your one-stop resource for breast cancer and related breast health issues in the San Francisco Area.
We offer free programs and services for those touched by breast cancer and the people who care about them. Whether you call us or visit in person, we’ll treat you with respect and compassion, and help you take the steps you need to face your cancer.

Breast Cancer Network of Strength (formerly Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, Inc) Serves women with breast cancer and their families through its national hotline (available 24 hours a day), open-door groups, early detection workshops and support programs.  Spanish-language materials available.  Hotline: 800-221-2141

Breastcancer.org A nonprofit website dedicated to providing reliable and complete information.  Spanish-language materials available.

Men Against Breast Cancer By men, for men—Caring for the women we love.

Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer The support services provided by this organization are free and are designed to help mothers who have daughters battling breast cancer. Over 10,000 women have already been helped!

MyLifeLine.org Share information on your terms via your personal website. By updating friends and family once, you reserve more energy for healing and recovery and much more.

1UpOnCancer A great site featuring medical breakthroughs, short features on programs and services and unique partnerships and fundraisers, survivors’ stories, list of information/support resources, list of free and discounted services/products, anti-cancer recipes/nutrition info, and more. By a 25-year writer and cancer survivor.

Survivor’s Retreat Website Women’s retreats and camps around the country.

Women’s Cancer Network For all survivors of a gynecologic cancer. While each cancer is different, survivorship unites all. The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation invites you to join this community of survivors by sharing your message of hope and inspiration. We hope that all who visit this special place on the Women’s Cancer Network will find knowledge, comfort and hope.

Financial Support Resource Links

Disability Claims Information A disability advocacy law center.

Busted Foundation A fundraising organization that financially supports women who are dealing with breast cancer.

Life Beyond Cancer Foundation Programs and resources for cancer patients.  The foundation also provides financial assistance for patients.

Surviving And Moving Forward: The SAMFund Adult Survivors of Cancer
A unique non-profit organization created to assist young adult survivors of cancer with a successful transition into their post-treatment life, by providing financial support through the distribution of grants and scholarships.

Home and Personal Services Resource Links

Cleaning for a Reason Fighting cancer is difficult enough, but living with it is even tougher – and that’s where the Cleaning for A Reason Foundation steps in.  This  nonprofit offers free professional housecleaning, and maid services to improve the lives of women undergoing treatment for cancer – any type of cancer.

 

Informational/Research/Resource Links

Advanced B. C. Community A comprehensive information source and online community solely dedicated to the needs of advanced (metastatic) breast cancer patients, caregivers, family and friends, and health care providers.

American Cancer Society (ACS) A voluntary organization that offers a variety of services to patients and their families. The ACS also supports research, provides materials and conducts education programs. Spanish-language materials available.

American Institute of Cancer Research Tips for cancer survivors, especial diet.

Association of Cancer Online Resources Collection of online communities by topic.

Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation Works to eradicate breast cancer and improve the quality of women’s health through innovative research, education and advocacy. The foundation is recruiting for the Army of Women who will take part in research for all aspects of breast cancer.

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered Provides support, information and resources for women with hereditary breast or ovarian cancer and for those at high risk of the disease.
866-824-RISK (7475)

Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Supports research, education and public awareness of gynecologic cancer prevention, early detection and optimal treatment.

Imaginis Provides women a wealth of information to make informed decisions.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer Provides educational materials, a calendar of events, a quarterly newsletter, a young survivors network and a toll-free helpline.
610-645-4567
Hotline: 800-753-5222

Metastatic Breast Cancer Network A national, independent, patient-led, non-profit, advocacy group dedicated to the unique concerns of the women and men living with metastatic breast cancer. THE proactive voice in the metastatic breast cancer community.

Onoclink Cancer resources from Abramson Cancer Care Center, University of Pennsylvania

Susan G. Komen for the Cure A toll-free breast cancer helpline is answered by trained volunteers whose lives have been personally touched by breast cancer. Breast health and breast cancer materials are available.  Spanish-language materials available.
800-IM AWARE
Hotline: 800-462-9273

The American Cancer Society: Ovarian Cancer

The American Cancer Society: Endometrial Cancer

The American Cancer Society: Cervical Cancer

Treatment/Medical Resource Links

American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network Information and message boards.

American Society of Clinical Oncology Patient/survivor information.

Cancer Care, Inc. Support for patients and survivors around the country.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation Mission is to educate the public and the medical community when needed, that this form of breast cancer is different and is rarely picked up by mammograms.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation You Don’t Have to Have a Lump to Have Breast Cancer. Inflammatory Breast Cancer is an advanced and accelerated form of breast cancer usually not detected by mammograms or ultrasounds. Learn more about it.

National Cancer Institute-Breast Cancer US National Institutes of Health link to breast cancer information site.

The National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute’s Web site provides accurate, up-to-date information about many types of cancer, information about clinical trials, resources for people dealing with cancer, and information for researchers and health professionals.

WebMD Breast cancer is 90% curable when caught early. Get in-depth information here about breast cancer, its symptoms, stages, and promising treatments. Plus, meet breast cancer survivors in our online support groups.

Alternative Treatment Links

Breast Cancer Treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine Nearly one-third of women diagnosed with breast cancer decide to enhance their conventional medical treatment with some form of complementary care. This site explores an approach based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a holistic medical system that can help you regain your natural healing ability.

 

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