Breast Cancer Information for Latino Women

The following list contains information about breast cancer in English and/or Spanish from national and state organizations, as well as universities. Many of these organizations provide articles of interest to persons who would like to know not just about breast cancer but also about detection, treatment, and life after treatment. We hope these articles are of interest to you and your loved ones.

National Organizations (United States)           

American Cancer Society. (English and Spanish)
Phone: 1-800-227-2345   

•  All About Breast Cancer
• Overview: How’s Breast Cancer Treated

Association of Cancer Online Resources                                                   
Breast cancer-Treatment Options (English)          

Cancer Care, Inc.(English and Spanish)
Phone: 1-800-813-4673 (Orientation Line)
http://www.cancercare.org

The Lance Armstrong Foundation (English and Spanish)
Phone: 1-866-927-7205
www.livestrong.org/espanol

National Cancer Institute (English and Spanish)
Phone: : 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
www.cancer.gov

Breast Cancer

• ScreeningMammograms: QuestionsandAnswer

• CancerFacts: Staging

• Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers

• What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer

HPV and Cervical Cancer

• CDC ’ s HPV brochure for clinician s and posted four sets of counseling messages to assist providers in their HPV-related discussions with patients.

National Breast Cancer Foundation. (English and Spanish)                                
General information about early detection, signs and symptoms and treatment for breast cancer.  
http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/index.html

National Breast Cancer Coalition
Advocacy and resources for women with breast cancer
Phone: (202) 296-7477
http://www.stopbreastcancer.org

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (English and Spanish)
Phone: 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636).
http://cms.komen.org/komen

Cancer Network of Strength (Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization)
Services and information resources for women with cancer
Phone: 1(800) 986 9505 (Interpretes en español)
http://www.y-me.org

Articles of Interest on Breast Cancer

Breastcancer.org (English)                                                                                                   
Your Pathology Report
http://www.breastcancer.org/pathology_intro.html

The Sister Study (English and Spanish)                                                                      
A study of the environmental and genetic risk factors for breast cancer. http://www.sisterstudy.org/English/index1.htm

Hispanic Women and Cancer (English and Spanish)                                                       
General information about cancer      
http://fp.arizona.edu/masrc/hispanic_women/hispanic_women.htm                       

Comprehensive information about breast cancer, from treatment to life after treatment.
http://fp.arizona.edu/masrc/hispanic_women/breast_cancer.htm

Illinois Department of Public Health (English)                                       
Breast Cancer. General Information
http://www.idph.state.il.us/cancer/factsheets/breast_cancer.htm

MedlinePlus. (English and Spanish)      
General information about breast cancer
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html

News-Medical.net (English)                                                                                               
Study of early stage breast cancer patients identifies women at low risk of breast cancer mortality.                                  
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=6818

NOAH-New York Online Access to Health — (English and Spanish)                       
Comprehensive information about breast cancer                                                  
http://www.noah-health.org/en/cancer/types/breast/index.html

Oncolink (English)         
General information about breast cancer http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/types/article.cfm?c=3&s=5&ss=33&id=8320 

University of Virginia Health System. (English and Spanish)                                                          
UVa Health Topics A-Z: Breast Health (General information) http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/UVAHealth/adult_breast/index.cfm  
                                 
Stages of Breast Cancer
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/UVAHealth/adult_breast/stages.cfm 

University of Utah Health Sciences Center (English and Spanish)   
Breast Health
http://uuhsc.utah.edu/healthinfo/adult/breast/

If you would like to add your organization or program to this list to provide more information to Latino women about breast cancer please e-mail us at info@nueva-vida.org

Please include the name of your organization or program, address, telephone number, web address, and a brief description of your organization or program.

Breast Cancer Support Organizations

ChemoAngels (Ingles). People subscribe as ‘Angels’ and provide support to people with cancer by means of cards and small gifts.                                             
http://www.chemoangels.com/

Cancer Care Services-The caring place. (English) (Fort Worth, TX).
Their mission is “To provide financial, emotional and social assistance to under-served cancer patients and their families.”  
http://www.cancercareservices.org

St. Joseph Hospital Cancer Institute (Spanish) (Florida)
Grupo de ApoyoCáncer de Seno (Support Group for Women with Breast Cancer)  http://www.hispanicbreastcancer.org/

Breast Cancer Advocacy Organizations

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (English and Spanish)
Phone: 1-888-650-9127
www.canceradvocacy.org

Breast Cancer Action (English and Spanish)                                                                      
55 New Montgomery Street
Suite 323
San Francisco, CA 94105                                                                 
 Phone: 415-243-9301 Fax: 415-243-3996 
877-2STOPBC (877-278-6722) Toll Free                                      
Email: info@bcaction.org
http://www.bcaction.org/Pages/GetInformed/Espanol.html