Breast Cancer Resoures

Legal Resources

• Breast Reconstruction for Mastectomy Patients

Non-Legal Resources

• BreastCancer.net
• American Cancer Society
• Created by the AMA
• Breast Cancer Answers Project
• BreastCancerInfo.com
• California Breast Cancer Research Program
• Cancer Links
  • Breast Cancer Glossary
• Cancer Research Institute
• Clinical Trials: Breast Cancer
• Community Breast Health Project - Stanford
• Edu-Care, Inc.
  • Breast Cancer, EduCare, Inc.
• Harp
• Women's Health - Columbia
• Health Insurance - Redbookmag.com
• National Breast Cancer Coalition
• National Center for Policy Research for Women and Families (CPR)
• OncoLink: Breast Cancer
• Medicine Online
• Merck Manual
• Susan G. Komen Foundation
• http://www.fight-breastcancer.com/

Government Resources
and Foundations

• HealthFinder
• Centers For Disease Control
• Food and Drug Administration
• National Library of Medicine
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Cancer Institute
  • CancerNet
    • Treatment Statements
  • Definitions and Glossary
  • Information on Clinical Trials
  • Information about Early Detection
  • Cancer Fact Sheet
  • NIH Publications
  • Understanding Cancer
• Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
  • Publications of CBER
• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
  • The CDER Handbook
  • Over The Counter Drug Information
• Center for Devices and Radiological Health Home Page (CDRH)
• Office Of Women's Health

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
  • The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

Additional Resources

MEDLINEplus
Topics and illustrations.

MEDLINEplus Health Topics

Federal Government Resources

Breast Implant Surgery & Related Issues

• Choosing a Surgeon
• Choosing an Implant
• Choosing the Surgical Incision Site
• Choosing the Type of Implant Placement
• General Description of Breast Implant Surgery
• After the Surgery
• Choices in Reconstructive Procedures
• Breast Reconstruction with Breast Implants
• Breast Reconstruction with Tissue Flaps
• Questions to Ask Your Surgeon about Breast Augmentation
• Questions to Ask Your Surgeon about Breast Reconstruction

• Saline-Filled Breast Implants
• Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants
• Alternative Breast Implants

• Reoperation
• Removal
• Rupture/Deflation
• Capsular Contracture
• Breast Pain
• Nipple and Breast Sensation Changes

Specific Issues to Consider

• Mammography
• Breast Feeding
• Effects on Children
• Suicide
• Gel Bleed
• Platinum
• Silicone Sensitivity
• Polyurethane Foam-Coated Breast Implants
• Trilucent™ Breast Implants

Breast-Cancer Law

Litigation Process