LibGuides: Dr. Steven Mickley Community Health Resource Section of the Greenwich Hospital Medical Library: Breast Cancer

Websites

General Information

Early Detection

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)
For low-income, uninsured and underserved women.

Support Services

Smilow Cancer Hospital's
Greenwich Hospital Campus

Organizations

BreastCancer.org "Breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Our mission is to help women and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast health and breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives."
Breast Cancer Research Foundation "Our mission is to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research."
Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation "Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation is dedicated to achieving a future without breast cancer by engaging the public and the scientific communities in innovative research. We do this through performing and facilitating innovative and collaborative research, translating science to engage the public as informed partners, and inspiring novel research."
National Lymphedema Network "The National Lymphedema Network (NLN) is an internationally recognized non-profit organization founded in 1988 to provide education and guidance to lymphedema patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public by disseminating information about risk reduction and the management of primary and secondary lymphedema."
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers. FORCE accomplishes this mission by creating awareness, supplying information and support to our community, advocating for and supporting research and working with the research and medical communities to help people dealing with hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation Their mission is "to assist scientists and researchers in their quest to determine the definitive causes of inflammatory breast cancer. The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation seeks to assist them in their work so effective and meaningful detection and diagnosis, prevention and treatment can be pursued and achieved."
Living Beyond Breast Cancer "We provide programs and services to help people whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer. Our goal is to provide information, community and support that you can trust, is easy for you to access and respectful of you and your situation. All our resources are carefully and frequently reviewed by some of the country’s leading healthcare experts and informed by people living with breast cancer."
National Breast Cancer Coalition "Founded in 1991, the National Breast Cancer Coalition's (NBCC) mission is to end breast cancer through the power of action and advocacy."
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. "The National Breast Cancer Foundation's mission is to provide help and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education, and support services."
Nueva Vida Nueva Vida’s mission is to inform, support, and empower Latino families, whose lives are affected by cancer, and to advocate for and facilitate the timely access to state of the art cancer care.
Sharsheret Sharsheret is a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer. Our mission is to offer a community of support to women, of all Jewish backgrounds, diagnosed with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk, by fostering culturally-relevant individualized connections with networks of peers, health professionals, and related resources.
Sisters Network Inc. Sisters Network® Inc. is committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African American community.
Susan G. Komen "Susan G. Komen is the ONLY organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives in order to make the biggest impact against this disease."
Young Survival Coalition "Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is the premier organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. YSC offers resources, connections and outreach so women feel supported, empowered and hopeful."
The SCAR Project The SCAR Project is a series of large scale portraits of young breast cancer survivors shot by photographer David Jay.On the surface an awareness raising campaign for young women, The SCAR Project's deeper message is one of humanity. Ultimately, The SCAR Project is not about breast cancer, but the human condition itself; the images transcend the disease, illuminating the scars that unite us all.

Quick Links

What Is Breast Cancer?
Risk Factors and Risk Reduction
Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Family History Risk Categories
Know BRCA
The Know:BRCA Assessment can help you assess your risk of having a BRCA mutation. Learning your risk can help you and your doctor make important decisions for your health.
Breast Cancer Screening
BRCA1 and BRCA2: Genetic Testing
Breast Cancer Symptoms
Early-Stage Breast Cancer Testing
Breast Cancer Testing and Diagnosis
Getting Your Pathology Report
Breast Tumors
Breast Cancer Stages
Breast Cancer Treatment
Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Soy & Breast Cancer
Sex and Intimacy
Male Breast Cancer
Male Breast Cancer Treatment
Breast Cancer Glossary
Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Our Books

The Breast Cancer Answers Book by M. C. Facs Harness; Phyllis Gapen; Jay Harness
ISBN: 9780692565339
Publication Date: 2016-04-04
The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook by Kathy Steligo
Call Number: RD539.8 .S73 2017
ISBN: 9781421422961
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
100 Questions and Answers about Triple Negative Breast Cancer by Carey K. Anders; Nancy U. Lin
Call Number: CH RC280 B8 A4943 2012
ISBN: 9781449609306
Publication Date: 2011-09-01
Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips by Kris Carr; Sheryl Crow (Foreword by)
Call Number: RC 281 W65 C374 2007
ISBN: 1599212315
Publication Date: 2007-08-01
Cancer Vixen by Marisa Acocella Marchetto
Call Number: CH RC280 B8 M343 2006
ISBN: 9780676978247
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Nordie's at Noon by Kim Carlos; Patti Balwanz; Jennifer Johnson; Jana Peters
Call Number: CH RC280 B8 N67 2006
ISBN: 9780738210865
Publication Date: 2006-09-11
Dancing with Fear by Leila Peltosaari
Call Number: CH RC280 B8 P45 2005
ISBN: 1896106056
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Chicken Soup for the Soul Healthy Living Series: Breast Cancer by Mark Victor Hansen; Edward T. Creagan; Jack Canfield; Mary Olsen Kelly
Call Number: CH RC280. B8 B665562 2005
ISBN: 9780757302749
Publication Date: 2005-08-02
The Breast Cancer Book of Strength and Courage by Ernie Bodai; Judie Fertig Panneton
Call Number: CH RC280 B8 B66568 2002
ISBN: 0761563555
Publication Date: 2002-09-24
Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul by Mark Victor Hansen; Mary Olsen Kelly; Jack Canfield
Call Number: CH RC280 B8 C352 2006
ISBN: 9780757305214
Publication Date: 2006-10-01