Monday, January 29, 2007

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The website is designed to give you the resources about breast cancer you need to make informed healthcare decisions at a stressful time in your life. The contents of this website are not meant to constitute medical advice or replace the care of a qualified physician or other care provider.The information will be updated from time to time.

How to use this website?
The Table of Contents below is created to aid you to get the information you need. You may browse it to link to the title relevant to your information needs. Or, if you are new to this website or just begin the journey of fighting against breast cancer, you may regard this site as a patients’ resource guide and read along the Table of Contents because it is designed by the order you may confront along the way as time goes by. The information sources are selected by the website manager.

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Table of Contents

PART ONE: I’VE BEEN DIANGONOSED WITH CANCER…What DO I DO?(click here)
  • Making an informed decision
  • What should I do first?
  • Getting Organized
  • Seek for supports

PART TWO: DIAGNOSING BREAST CANCER (click here)
  • What Is Breast Cancer?
  • What are the Symptoms of Breast Cancer?
  • How is Breast Cancer Diagnosed?

PART THREE: TREATMENTS

Types of Treatment: Get detailed information about surgery, radiation, immunotherapy, and alternative therapies.

Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Breast Cancer

HOW TO EVALUATE HEALTH/MEDICAL INFORMATION
  • Deciding on treatment
Find Treatment Centers : Search our database of hospitals, health care facilities, and physician profiles to find a treatment center.
Treatment Decision Tools : Get a detailed profile of a specific type of cancer to make informed choices about treatment.
  • Decision-making Check List (click here)
  • Clinical Trials
    Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Breast Cancer Trial Results
How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Search for Clinical Trials
BreastCancerTrials.org: Patient-to-Trial Matching