Breast Cancer: Resources
The American Cancer Society has information on breast cancer and most other types of cancer. This link will take you to the organization’s web site.
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The Susan G. Komen Foundation supports research and community-based outreach programs related to breast cancer. This link will take you to the web site.
The National Breast Cancer Foundation works to increase breast cancer awareness and to provide mammograms for those in need. This link will take you to its web site.
National Breast Cancer Foundation
The National Cancer Institute is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Follow the link below.
This international nonprofit group is dedicated to the concerns and issues of young women with breast cancer. This link will take you to its web site.
This U.S. organization works to provide information, empowerment, and peer support for breast cancer patients. This link will take you to its web site. Or call the 24-hour hotline at 800-221-2141 (English and interpreters for 150 languages) or 800-986-9505 (Spanish).
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
The Intercultural Cancer Council promotes cancer research, policies, programs, and partnerships in racial and ethnic minorities as well as medically underserved groups in the U.S. Go to their website by clicking the link below.
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