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• American Breast Cancer Foundation- www.abcf.org
  This site provides general information about breast cancer and resources to assist in covering the cost of mammography.
• American Cancer Society - www.cancer.org
  This site by the American Cancer Society provides information about all kinds of cancer. Specifically, complimentary and alternative treatment methods, living with cancer, statistics, facts, and the latest research and news are covered.
  
• American Institute for Cancer Research - www.aicr.org
  This site provides information on cancer prevention. In addition, there are pages devoted to a nutrition hotline, a pen pal support network, funding of research grants, and consumer and health professional brochures.
  

• Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors - www.chronicdisease.org
  The Association of State of Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors is a national public health association, founded in 1988 to link the chronic disease program directors of each state and U.S. territory to provide a national forum for chronic disease prevention and control efforts.
  

• CancerCare - www.cancercare.org
  Cancer Care is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to provide free professional help to people with all cancers through counseling, education, information and referral and direct financial assistance. To learn more about the free telephone educational workshops, click on Educational Programs.
  

• Cancer Prevention and Control - www.cdc.gov/cancer
  This Center for Disease Control web site has information on all cancers, CDC cancer prevention programs (including the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program), national and state statistics and legislation, and program contact information.
  

• Cancer Research Foundation of America - www.preventcancer.org
  This site provides information on cancer research and education. It also has specific health information for women, men, and children.
  

• Diversity Rx - www.diversityRx.org
  Diversity Rx is a clearinghouse of information on how to meet the language and cultural needs of minorities, immigrants, and refugees seeking health care.

• Health Resources and Services Administration's "100% Access, 0 Disparities" Campaign - www.bphc.hrsa.gov/campaign.htm
  This program organizes key groups to help communities meet health care needs. This site offers examples of creative partnerships and a blueprint for action.

• Healthy People 2010 - www.health.gov/healthypeople
  Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the Nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century. It can be used by many different people, States, communities, professional organizations, and others to help them develop programs to improve health. Like its predecessors, Healthy People 2010 was developed through a broad consultation process, built on the best scientific knowledge and designed to measure programs over time.

• Hospice Link - www.hospiceworld.org
  This site helps patients and their families find support services in their communities.

• Susan G. Komen Foundation - www.komen.org
  This is the web site of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This site provides information about fund-raising events, grant and funding oppurtunities, donations, and sponsors.

• Legal Information Network for Cancer - www.cancerlinc.org
  LINC, Legal Information Network for Cancer, is a non-profit, community-based organization that provides information, education, counseling and referral services for legal assistance to individuals confronted with the overwhelming issues that arise from the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

• National Alliance for for Hispanic Health - www.hispanichealth.org
  This site provides information on Hispanic health concerns.

• National Asian Women's Health Organization - www.nawho.org
  This organization is working to improve the health status of Asian women through research, education, and public policy programs.

• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program - www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/
  This site provides information about the national early detection program that distributes funding to the state, territorial, and tribal programs.

• National Breast Cancer Coalition - www.natlbcc.org
  This coalition is a grass roots advocacy organization dedicated to fighting breast cancer. This site includes information on legislative activities, special events, advocacy training, and education and outreach programs.

• National Cancer Institute's Cancer.Gov - cancernet.nci.nih.gov
  Cancer.Gov provides accurate cancer information. It is reviewed and updated monthly based on the latest research. This site also includes a link to PDQ, NCI's cancer database which gives information on clinical trials and research.
  

• National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database - seer.cancer.gov
  The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute is the most authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. The SEER registries routinely collect data on patient demographics, primary tumor site, morphology, stage at diagnosis, first course of treatment, and follow-up for vital status.

• National Library of Medicine LocatorPlus - locatorplus.gov
  This site allows access to a wealth of medical journals, catalogs, databases, books, and other medical research tools.

• National Women's Health Information Center - www.4woman.gov
  This site allows access to a wealth of medical journals, catalogs, databases, books, and other medical research tools.

• Patient Advocate Foundation - www.patientadvocate.org
  This site can help you link to, read, and download a wide variety of women's health-related material developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources.

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Poverty Guidelines - aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/poverty.shtml
  This page provides the Poverty Guidlines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Sage Publications - www.sagepub.com
  This site is run by a publication company and it gives summaries of health and minority related books. There is also an online store for convenience

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• Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation - www.vcbf.com
  The Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation (VBCF) is a grassroots organization committed to the eradication of breast cancer through education and advocacy. VBCF is the only statewide group in Virginia devoted solely to addressing the needs of people affected by breast cancer. VBCF’s goals are to establish the eradication of breast cancer as a state and national
  priority, to advocate for the collective needs of people affected by breast cancer and to educate all Virginians on the truth about breast cancer.

• Vital Options - www.vitaloptions.org
  Vital Options is a not-for-profit organization using communications technology to reach every person touched by cancer.

• Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization - www.y-me.org
  This organization is a monthly support group for young patients and survivors. This site provides contact and membership information as well as information for patients, friends, and families coping with cancer.
  

• YWCA Encore Plus - www.ywcaencore.org
  This program helps women get breast and cervical cancer screening.

 

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