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
• 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

    National Library of Medicine
    The World's largest medical Library

    Cancer CancerNet
    The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) many sources of cancer information including CANCERLIT

    Cancer Links
    Cancer Links

    Breast Cancer Facts
    Good information about Breast Cancer

    Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
    Illustrations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

    MEDLINEplus -
    Topics and illustrations.

    MEDLINEplus Health Topics-
    Health Topics describing the body's systems.

    Breast Cancer:
    Understanding Breast Cancer.

    Breast Cancer
    Good Information Guide

    Breast cancer resource

    Breast cancer links

    Breast Cancer Guide
    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