The following list of Web sites includes government health links and resources about breast cancer.
General Information
Medline Plus Health Topics
(A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
* Breast Cancer
Information for the public and health professionals
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* Breast Cancer
Information for the public and health professionals
* What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer
Information about possible causes, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care
* General Information about Breast Cancer Treatment
* Prevention, Genetics, Causes
Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
* Breast Cancer Statistics
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
American Cancer Society
* What Is Breast Cancer?*
* The Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials Tool (APICEM)* is designed to help Asians and Pacific Islanders with limited English-speaking abilities gain access to information on how to reduce their risks of preventable cancers including breast, cervix, colon, liver, lung, and stomach.
Symptoms of Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer: Symptoms
Information about possible causes, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care
Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* Cancer Causes and Risk Factors
* What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer: Risk Factors
Reducing Risks of Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* Prevention, Genetics, Causes: Reducing Risks
This site has to do with prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Guide to Community Preventive Services
* Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Screening*
Gives suggestions on how communities can increase breast cancer screening
Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.
* Breast Cancer: 5 Steps to Effective Cancer Control Planning
Shares information that can help planners, program staff, and researchers prepare and put into action different cancer control programs
Screening and Testing for Breast Cancer
Mammograms can cut breast cancer deaths by as much as one-third, but fewer women are getting them. CDC's Get Your Mammogram! podcast explains why this is a troubling trend.
Information about ways to detect breast cancer that has been reviewed by cancer experts:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
(A service provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
* Screening for Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* Screening and Testing
Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer: Diagnosis
Kinds of Treatment
Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biologic therapy, and radiation.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* Breast Cancer Treatment for Patients
* Breast Cancer Treatment for Health Professionals
* Male Breast Cancer Treatment for Patients
* Male Breast Cancer Treatment for Health Professionals
* Breast Cancer and Pregnancy for Patients
* Breast Cancer and Pregnancy for Health Professionals
* Herceptin Improves Breast Cancer Survival
* Bevacizamab Improves Breast Cancer Survival
* More Information
* Physicians Data Query (PDQ)
An NCI database that contains the latest information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine, plus clinical trials.
Clinical Trials
Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related breast cancer data.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* Breast Cancer Trial Results
* How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
* Search for Clinical Trials
* Introduction to Clinical Trials
* Guide to Finding Clinical Trials
National Institutes of Health
* ClinicalTrials.gov
American Cancer Society
* Guide to Clinical Trials*
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Different points of view, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, standard treatments.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
* What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Choosing a Treatment Plan
American Cancer Society
* Getting a Second Opinion*
* Talking with Your Doctor*
Survivorship
The following list includes links to resources for those living with breast cancer and those who care about them.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
* Cancer Survivorship
* Trends in Cancer Survivorship
* Survivorship Resources
Decision Help
Information to help you make important decisions about your health.
* Ottawa Personal Decision Guide*
The Ottawa Health Research Institute Global Inventory of Decision Aids is a collection of decision aids from a range of sources, designed to help people make decisions about a variety of health issues, including prevention of and treatment for breast cancer.
*Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
Page last reviewed: September 3, 2008
Page last updated: March 21, 2008
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
