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Selected Women's Cancer Internet Sites

This collection of selected links provides cancer information and resources for women with cancer, their families, and friends.

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Women's Cancer and Health Advocacy Resources A-Z

  • Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc.: ACOR is a non-profit organization that offers online support groups for all types of cancer.
  • Bethel Botanicals: Produces and distributes high quality natural and organic products for personal and household use, including the Healing Cream, which was developed as a natural and organic product for breast cancer radiation.
  • Breastcancer.org: A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer.
  • Breast Cancer Resource Center: A community site with basic, easy to read information, articles, questions and answers, chat rooms, books, and free e-mail.
  • Breast Cancer Action: Advocacy group for the prevention and cure of breast cancer.
  • Breast Cancer Information Center: Website from the Feminist Majority Foundation with a wide range of resources on breast cancer.
  • Breast Cancer Mailing List: An open discussion list for any issue relating to breast cancer hosted since 1994 by Jon Church, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
  • BreastCancer.Net: Online newsletter with information on breast cancer research and treatment (subscription required).
  • Five Wishes: A living will to express how you want to be treated if you are seriously ill and unable to speak for yourself.
  • Food and Drug Administration Oncology Tools: Website with information on new drugs for cancer treatment.
  • Healing Journeys: Website with information about the free annual conference, "Cancer as a Turning Point: From Surviving to Thriving," an event that addresses the psychological, social and spiritual aspects of cancer and other life-altering illnesses.
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation: A non-profit corporation dedicated to the support of research and public awareness of inflammatory breast cancer.
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer Special Report (KOMO News, Seattle, WA): "Almost Never A Tell-Tale Lump" special report on IBC with videos (2006).
  • Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: Website with information on breast cancer and on its mission to fund basic, clinical and translational breast cancer research and for innovative projects in the areas of breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment.
  • Lung Cancer Alliance: National nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for people liviing with lung cancer or at risk for the disease.
  • Mautner Project: Website of the National Lesbian Health Organization with resources including a report Lesbians and Cancer (PDF)
  • Mesothelioma Web: Website with information and resources on malignant mesothelioma, a disease in which a cancerous tumor grows on the mesothelium - the sac lining the internal body cavities.
  • National Breast Cancer Coalition: Advocacy group that lobbies at the national, state and local levels for public policies that impact breast cancer research, diagnosis and treatment.
  • National Ovarian Cancer Coalition: Website with information and educational materials on ovarian cancer, and a toll free ovarian cancer information line (1-888-OVARIAN).
  • Questions Are The Answer: Website of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality with information on how to take an active role in your health by preparing questions for medical appointments so that you can understand your condition and evaluate your options. The site has suggestions for questions, an online tool for building a personalized list of questions, and other advice.
  • Safe Cosmetics, The Campaign for : An advocacy group working to require the health and beauty industry to phase out the use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems and replace them with safer alternatives.
  • Skin Deep: An online, brand-by-brand personal care product safety guide with in-depth information on 14,227 products, such as lotion, lip balm, deodorant, and sunscreen. A project of the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit research and advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
  • Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer: SPOHNC is a patient-directed, self-help organization dedicated to meeting the needs of oral and head and neck cancer patients. SPOHNC was founded in 1991 by an oral cancer survivor.
  • Susan Love, M.D.: Website from the author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book.
  • Women's Voices for the Earth: A nonprofit environmental justice organization working to empower women to create an ecologically sustainable and socially just society. Works to eliminate environmental pollutants impacting women and children's health.
  • Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization: Website in Spanish and English with educational information on breast cancer, coping and quality of life, and information on advocacy.

These online resources are provided for consumer educational use only and should not be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.