General Information, Resource Guides, and Journals
HANYS' Breast Health Consumer Guide
- HANYS' Breast Cancer Demonstration Project (HANYS BCDP) is pleased to provide you with English and Spanish copies of our recently updated and translated Breast Health Consumer Guide. The Guide is written from a woman's perspective and includes practical information about mammography, insurance rights, and consumer options and protections. It is designed to help breast cancer patients navigate through the health care system.
The Guide was written with the assistance of the 14 HANYS BCDP health care sites. A pilot test of the Guide found that it was well received by both patients and providers because of its high quality content and user-friendly size and format.
Bulk copies with a minimum order of 50 English or 25 Spanish are now available to members at a cost of $1.10 per book (includes shipping cost).
Hospitals that wish to order copies in either English or Spanish should contact Patricia Ricchiuti, Administrative Assistant, Corporate Communications and Marketing, at (518) 431-7770, at pricchiu@hanys.org, or by sending the order form with your payment to: Healthcare Association of New York State Attention: Corporate Communications and Marketing One Empire Drive Rensselaer, NY 12144
General Resources
- Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program
This Adelphi University site has information regarding Adelphi's statewide toll-free Breast Cancer Hotline at (800) 877-8077. Information is available about free written materials from many sources including the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society, as well as Adelphi's own material. - Breast Cancer: Ask NOAH
The Ask Noah site contains full-text breast cancer information for consumers. It is a collaborative project of CUNY, The Metropolitan New York Library Council, The New York Academy of Medicine, and The New York Public Library. The web site is available in English and Spanish. - CancerCare Focus on Breast Cancer
A resource created in collaboration with the Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups. This site is for healthcare providers, patients, and their families. Audio and video webcasts and articles covering a broad spectrum of breast cancer detection, treatment, and support issues. The "Breast Cancer Forum," an interactive discussion board, has a contributing faculty of health professionals. Breast cancer bookstore and more. - Cancer Control PLANET (Plan, Link, Act, Network with Evidence-based Tools)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), in partnership with the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed this Web site to provide links to evidence-based tools for cancer control planning, research, and clinical practice. This web site provides easy access to data and resources that can help planners, health educators, program staff, and researchers design, implement, and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs. Regional contacts for partner organizations are listed. - Cancer Fatigue Awareness
This cancer fatigue site provides information on cancer fatigue to cancer patients and their caregivers. This Web site is a product of the Oncology Nursing Society. The site includes an area where users can have questions answered by oncology nurses, information on chemotherapy-induced anemia and other causes of cancer fatigue, as well as tips for coping with this condition. - Cancer Links
This site's goal is to make searching for cancer information on the Web faster and easier. It offers links to sites that have information regarding various types of cancers; this includes general information, pain management, alternative medicine, and charitable air transportation for cancer survivors. This site also includes some international links. - Dr. Koop's Breast Cancer Archive
Dr. Koop's Web page offers information on many health issues; includes a section on cancer with some breast cancer information. - Gillette's Women's Cancer Connection
This site provides information related to cancer survivors' shared experiences; guidance and support for women, friends, and family; tools and resources; and communication guides for helping people with cancer to communicate with their partners, children, parents, friends, doctors, and co-workers. This site also presents articles that offer insight into challenging topics (i.e., how to talk to children about a parent's cancer diagnosis, getting the most out of patient-provider relationships, and feature articles written at age appropriate levels for children). - Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention - Your Cancer Risk
Your Cancer Risk is designed to estimate an individual's risk of cancer and provide personalized tips for prevention. It does not tell users if they will get cancer or not. The Web site also includes overviews and risk lists of breast and other cancers. Your Cancer Risk is based on the findings of the Risk Index Working Group at Harvard University. - Oncolink Breast Cancer: General Information
The University of Pennsylvania's Oncolink Breast Cancer site provides information regarding aspects of breast health, cancer treatment, and survivor issues. It is linked directly to the National Cancer Institute's CANCERLIT database. The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool is a free download from this site. - The Partnership for Clear Health Communication: Ask Me 3
The Partnership for Clear Health Communication, a coalition of national organizations, developed the Ask Me 3 program, a patient education program to promote communication between health care providers and patients to improve health outcomes. This Web site includes free downloadable information about the Ask Me 3 program. Resources include fact sheets and brochures for providers and patients (in English and Spanish), statistics and research on health literacy, materials to assist with media outreach, and the National Medical Association Cultural Competence Primer, which helps health professionals gain awareness of the significance of cultural competence within the clinical practice framework. - The University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center offers this Web site, which discusses current breast cancer issues, including up-to-date research, prevention strategies, and treatments. - WebMDHealth Breast Cancer Page
WebMDHealth's Breast Cancer page is designed for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Resources include information on breast cancer symptoms and treatment, 10 questions to ask your doctor, follow up after treatment, more.
Resource Guides
- American Breast Cancer Guide
Available online or by calling (212) 665-3400- The American Breast Cancer Guide - 2000 Edition
This publication is directed at health care providers and patients involved in the breast cancer recovery process. It includes articles and breast cancer support group, physician, and hospital listings.
- The American Breast Cancer Guide - 2000 Edition
- Dorland Healthcare Information
- Case Management Related Journals Lippincott's NursingCenter.com
NursingCenter.com has a page of links to online journals that may be helpful when researching and developing case management programs. Many articles from the journals can be read online and printed free; others are available for a modest fee. Full-text journal articles are fully searchable and issues are available from January 1996 forward. Journals listed include: Nursing Case Management, Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice, Cancer Nursing, Nursing Research, Computers in Nursing, and more. - National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations Publications
Available online or by calling (888) 806-2226.- NABCO Breast Cancer Resource List 2003-2004 Edition
This manual, published annually by the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO), is an extensive resource list covering a broad range of issues related to breast cancer.
- NABCO Breast Cancer Resource List 2003-2004 Edition
- National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (NBCCF): Guide to Quality Breast Cancer Care
A Guide written to help breast cancer patients access quality breast cancer care through making informed choices. The guide is for everyone facing breast cancer, and those who want to help them. Topics include Access, Information, Choice, and information on advocacy, as well as a glossary and resources section. - U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Publications
Available online or by calling (800) 444-6472 - A Breast Cancer Resource Guide for Minority Women
The Office of Minority Health Resource Center has compiled this manual listing organizations, documents, journal articles, and other resources related to breast cancer and minority women. These resources should be relevant to persons with breast cancer, students, health care professionals, and researchers. - Breast Cancer and Breast Imaging Practice Guidelines-Professional Page
This Imaginis site provides links to sources for and about breast cancer and breast imaging practice guidelines. Other materials provided for professionals include: breast imaging resources, teaching files, continuing medical education resources, and a range of resources for women's health professionals. - CancerGuide
CancerGuide is designed to help Patients find the answers to questions about cancer. It presents information on specific cancers, researching the medical literature, clinical trials and more. - CancerPage.com - Breast Cancer
CancerPage.com's Breast Cancer page contains information that is designed to help consumers to engage their physicians in a detailed discussion of their treatment for cancer. It provides treatment guidelines that are specific to a patient's type and stage of cancer. The site states that the guidelines derive from evidence-based, peer-reviewed published research on best practice approaches for cancer treatment. - The Cancer Survival Toolbox - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
The Cancer Survival Toolbox is available in English and Spanish (Chinese is available in text only). The Cancer Survival Toolbox, a self-learning audio program, is designed to help individuals with cancer learn about practical topics and skills that can help them meet the challenges of their cancer diagnosis and treatment. The program is designed to assist anyone, at any stage of illness, who is facing hard decisions and changes in life because of cancer. Family members and caregivers can also use the toolbox on behalf of a child or anyone else with cancer. Available online or by calling (877) 866-5748. - Case Management Related Journals Lippincott's NursingCenter.com
NursingCenter.com has a page of links to online journals that may be helpful when researching and developing case management programs. Many articles from the journals can be read on-line and printed free; others are available for a modest fee. Full-text journal articles are fully searchable and issues are available from January 1996 forward. Journals listed include: Nursing Case Management, Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice, Cancer Nursing, Nursing Research, Computers in Nursing, and more. - Dr. Koop's Breast Cancer Healthology Site
Dr. Koop's breast cancer Healthology site provides video and audio broadcasts on topics important to breast health professionals including: developments in breast cancer management, new technologies, prevention, screening, and genetic issues in breast cancer.
Research Journals
- American Cancer Society CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
The American Cancer Society CA Journal site offers issues in full text and abstract forms from 2001 to the present. Abstracts or table of contents are available for earlier issues. The site also offers online CME activities based on journal articles. - Journal of the American Medical Association
This JAMA site has issues from 1995 to the present with articles in abstract form. - Journal of Clinical Oncology
The Journal of Clinical Oncology site has issues from 1996 to the present with articles in abstract form. - The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement site has this year's issues with brief article descriptions - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute site contains issues from 1988 to the present with articles in abstract and full text forms. - MEDLINE Journals with Links to Publisher Web Sites
This is a list of the nearly 500 journals in MEDLINE for which publishers have provided links to their journal Web sites. Web-based journals usually contain the full-text of the original article, but this is not always the case. It varies by publisher and journal. This list is sorted alphabetically by journal title. - The New England Journal of Medicine
This NEJM site has issues from 1993 to the present with articles in abstract form. Subscribers can access a NEJM Breast Cancer Collection and subscribe to a free On-line newsletter. - Oncolink Cancer Journal Scan
The University of Pennsylvania's Oncolink journal scan contains a cancer-related article from the current issue of a leading medical journal summarized by a staff doctor each week. New, recent, and archived articles. - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
Online Library ONS publications, other online cancer journals; reference bookshelf; resources for writers; more. - Online Nursing Journals
Full-text nursing journal articles that are fully searchable with issues available from January 1996 forward. Journals include: American Journal of Nursing, Cancer Nursing, Nursing Case Management, Nursing Research, Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice, Computers in Nursing, more.
Free Medical Search Services
- The Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. - Entrez-PubMed
Entrez-PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's newest search service that provides access to over 10 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. - MedWeb: Oncology
MedWeb is the health search engine of the Emory University Health Sciences Center Library.
