Support for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
If you've just been diagnosed, you undoubtedly have lots of questions going through your mind. There are tons of resources online that can help answer them. Here is a short list to get you started.
Founded by oncologist Dr. Marisa Weiss, this site offers complex medical and personal information about breast cancer and provides guidance for decision making.
www.abcdbreastcancersupport.org/
ABCD provides free, personalized information and one-to-one support to people affected by breast cancer – patients, families and friends.
National Consortium of Breast Centers, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to excellence in breast health care for the general public.
Resources for patients and survivors on diagnosis, treatment, prevention, coping and sharing.
Website dedicated to educating women on Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/avon_foundation_breast_center/
Website for the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center that includes patient education from prevention to recovery.
Focuses on providing breast cancer survivors with accurate information about everything from post-surgery options and products to information about insurance and intimacy issues.
Website for Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, which advocates and conducts research, including the Army of Women project, to find a cure.
