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Cancer of the Breast
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes a leaflet called Breast Cancer.
Breast Cancer Care
Information and support on breast cancer; for those who fear they may have breast cancer and for those who have other breast health concerns.
Cancerbackup
Cancerbackup aims to help people live with cancer by providing information and emotional support for patients, their families and health professionals.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer
On this site you can get all the latest news about breast cancer and Breakthrough, find details of major campaigns and fundraising events.
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK was formed on 4 February 2002 as a result of the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and Imperial Cancer Research Fund. This website includes comprehensive, authoritative patient information on breast cancer.
NHS Cancer Screening Programme
This official site provides information on the Breast Screening Programme.
Royal Marsden
A leading UK cancer centre, recognised worldwide for the quality of its services. Site includes comprehensive, authoritative patient information on breast cancer. See their Patient Information section.
Breast cancer - gemcitabine
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Breast cancer - gemcitabine.
Breast cancer (early) - docetaxel
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Breast cancer (early) - docetaxel.
Breast cancer (early) - paclitaxel
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Breast cancer (early) - paclitaxel.
Breast cancer (early) - trastuzumab
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Breast cancer (early) - trastuzumab.
Breast cancer (early) - hormonal treatments
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Breast cancer (early) - hormonal treatments.
Familial breast cancer
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Familial breast cancer.
Endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer.
Laparoscopic mobilisation of the greater omentum for breast reconstruction
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Laparoscopic mobilisation of the greater omentum for breast reconstruction .
Interstitial laser therapy for breast cancer
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Interstitial laser therapy for breast cancer.
Herceptin® – From Laboratory to Cure in Breast Cancer?
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Breast Cancer
Information from the North London Cancer Network
Folic Acid and Breast Cancer
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Screening for Breast Cancer
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
The Surgical Management of Breast Cancer
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Medicine Guide for Breast Cancers
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat breast cancers.
DIPEx
DIPEx (Database of Individual Patient Experiences) is an Oxford based registered charity. It is a database of audio, video and transcript of interviews with patients experiencing a particular illness or health problem. Includes a module on breast cancer.
UKBC Support
An active online support group for women with breast cancer.
Women's Health Concern
A charitable organisation which aims to help educate and support women with their healthcare by providing unbiased, accurate information. Includes information about breast cancer.
See also the Patient UK cancer page for many other links.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Screening Breast Lumps and Breast Examination Familial Breast Cancer Male Breast Cancer Paget's Disease of BreastDiagrams related to this topic (^ top of page)
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Guidelines on Breast Cancer Guidelines on Breast Cancer ScreeningOnline videos related to this topic (^ top of page)
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