Links and Resources

Be a Survivor: Your Guide to Breast Cancer Treatment, 3rd Edition
by Vladimir Lange, M.D.
Click here to learn more.

Waking the Warrior Goddess
by Christine Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Click here to learn more.

Songs from a Lead-Lined Room
Notes-High and Low-from My Journey through Breast Cancer and Radiation
By Suzanne Strempek Shea
Click here to learn more.

The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook
Issues and Answers from Research to Recovery
By Kathy Steligo
Click here to learn more.

No Turning Back
And other insights to life during breast reconstruction.
By Sandy Roy
Click here to learn more.

After Mastectomy–Healing Physically & Emotionally
by Rosalind Benedet, N.P.
Click here to learn more.

A Woman's Decision, Breast Care, Treatment and Reconstruction, 2nd Edition
By Karen Berger and John Bostwick, III, M.D.
St. Louis Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 1994
TEL: (800) 348-7808

What Women Want To Know About Breast Implants
by Karen Berger and John Bostwick, III, M.D.
St. Louis Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 1994
TEL: (800) 348-7808

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS)
TEL: (312) 527-6713
www.cosmeticsurgery.org

American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
TEL: (703) 299-9291
TEL: (800) 322-FACE
www.facial-plastic-surgery.org

American Cancer Society (Reach to Recovery)
TEL: (800) 227-2345
www.cancer.org

American College of Rheumatology
TEL: (404) 633-3777
www.rheumatology.org

American Medical Association
TEL: (312) 464-5000
http://www.ama-assn.org

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
TEL: (888) 4-PLASTIC
www.plasticsurgery.org

Breast Augmentation & Breast Implants
Information Web by Nicole - Implant Info
www.implantinfo.com

Breast Cancer Info
www.breastcancerinfo.com
Cancer support organization providing information and education to cancer patients and their family/friends.

Cancer Care, Inc.
TEL: (800) 813-HOPE
TEL: (212) 302-2400
http://www.cancercareinc.org

Cancer Connection
TEL: (626) 359-8111
http://www.cityofhope.org
Volunteer organization dedicated to the treatment, prevention, and cure of cancer. Oncology nurses answer questions on cancer-related topics.

Cancer News
www.cancernews.com

Consumer Nutrition Hotline
TEL: (800) 366-1655
TEL: (900) 225-5267
Recorded information from registered dieticians concerning nutrition-related information.

Cancer Supportive Care Programs
www.cancersupportivecare.com
Educational information to complement surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and immunotherapy.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
TEL: (888) INFO-FDA
TEL: (301) 827-3990
www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/

Foundation for Hospice and Home Care
TEL: (202) 547-7242
http://www.nahc.org
A foundation helping patients set up quality home care.

Hospice Education Institute
TEL: (800) 331-1620
http://www.hospiceworld.org
National information and references on hospices throughout the country.

"Information for Women About the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants - A Report of a Study by the Institute of Medicine"
TEL: (888) 624-8373
www.nap.edu

Institute of Medicine Report on the Safety of Silicone Implants
www.nap.edu/catalog/9618.html

La Leche League International
TEL: (847) 519-7730
www.lalecheleague.org

Mentor Corporation
TEL: (800) Mentor-8
www.mentorcorp.com

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
TEL: (212) 889-0606
www.nabco.org

National Breast Cancer Coalition
TEL: (202) 296-7477
www.natlbcc.org

National Cancer Institute
TEL: (301) 435-3848
TEL: (800) 422-6237
www.nci.nih.gov

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
TEL: (877) 622-7937
http://www.cansearch.org

National Patient Air Transport Hotline
TEL: (800) 296-1217
http://www.npath.org
http://www.mercymedical.org
Charitable medical transportation for patients in financial need; provides access to distant specialized medical treatment.

Susan G. Komen Alliance
www.komen.org

Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer (WIN ABC)
TEL: (866) 294-6222
http://www.winabc.org

Y-ME National Organization for Breast Cancer Info and Support
TEL: (800) 221-2141
www.y-me.org