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Here are some resources for learning more about LCIS and DCIS breast cancer (and breast cancer in general). NOTE: The World Wide Web changes constantly. We try to keep this page updated as much as possible, but you might occasionally click on a link that no longer works. If this happens, try going to the base page for the link and searching for the topic from there. Also, please e-mail us and let us know about the broken link. We'll update the web page as soon as possible.
The Internet is an easy-to-access source for information about breast cancer. I've had excellent results using Google's search engine (http://www.google.com). I was able to search on any topic in the LCIS & DCIS Breast Cancer Fact Book. Be as specific as you can to narrow the results. Remember that the vast majority of web pages represent a biased view either by health care providers or by those who had a particular experience with breast cancer. Purely informational sites with no obvious bias are hard to find. The Internet is a compendium of information, and not all of it is factual. Use your discretion, and for best results, try to view several websites to get a more realistic view of your type of breast cancer. To find books on breast cancer and its various aspects, you can find or order books at your local bookstore. You can also search on-line at http://www.amazon.com, www.borders.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, or at many other websites that offer books for sale. Books that you find when you search on-line can be ordered from your local bookseller. These resources are intended to supplement information provided by your doctor or health care provider. The URLs (Uniform Resource Locator, or website address on the Internet) were accurate when this page was created, but because the Internet is a dynamic resource, URLs change frequently. Some books that I found helpful are also listed. The resources are not listed in any particular or heirarchical order.
General Information About Breast Cancer Surgery (Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, etc.) Drugs (Chemotherapy and Hormone Replacement Therapy)
General Information About Breast Cancer The LCIS & DCIS Breast Cancer Fact Book is available from Three Pyramids Publishing. Your copy can be autographed (please indicate when ordering). Save Yourself from Breast Cancer by Robert Kradjian, MD, 1994, Berkley Group - see his website at http://www.wizard.net/~aldonna/syfbc.htm Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book by Susan Love, MD, 2000, Perseus Book Group. Living Beyond Breast Cancer: A Survivor's Guide for When Treatment Ends and the Rest of Your Life Begins by Marisa and Ellen Weiss, 1998, Times Books. The Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is very active in educating women about breast cancer - http://www.komen.org Avon is the largest corporate sponsor for breast cancer research in the US - http://www.avoncompany.com/women/avoncrusade/ Public Health Institute website - http://www.canceranswers.org/ EduCare Breast Health and Breast Cancer website - Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer website - http://www.winabc.org A list of FDA-certified mammography facilities is at National Breast Cancer Center website - http://www.nbcc.org.au/ The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is at http://www.cbcf.org CancerBACUP website (UK) - http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
- Breast cancer information and resources for women living in the United Kingdom: http://www.cancernorth.nhs.uk/test_treat/cancers/breast00.asp A comprehensive cancer.information website is at
Komen Foundation - http://www.komen.org Search the Imaginis.com website for information about LCIS. Go to http://www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/breast_cancer.asp and enter LCIS in the search field. Imaginis has several web pages about LCIS. About.com's website for breast cancer is at http://breastcancer.about.com/health/breastcancer/library/bldyktypes.htm CancerBACUP website (UK) - http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/Cancertype/Breast/DCISLCIS/LCIS Current research confirms that prophylactic mastectomy does
not eliminate the risk of developing breast cancer - it just
reduces the risk. See
CancerBACUP website (UK) - http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/info/dcis.htm Medifocus MedCenter - http://www.eoutletcenter.com/medcenter/OC008.HTM
iMcKesson Clinical Reference -
The Mautner Project - http://www.mautnerproject.org The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy institute compiled a 20-page booklet of in formation and resources. It is available for $3 from: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute Lesbian Community Cancer Project - http://www.lccp.org National Library of Medicine article - Marj Plumb's website is at http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/Q-zone/mplumb.html Georgia Association of Physicians for Human Rights - Several studies, including the Dibble & Roberts study, about lesbians and the health care system - http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/iha/programs-centers.htm
Black Women's Health website is at About.com's resources for black women and breast cancer - http://breastcancer.about.com/health/breastcancer/cs/womenofcolor/index.htm
The MenStuff website is at http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/breastcancer.html Risk factors for male breast cancer - The WebMD website on male breast cancer is at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas - http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept16498/files/124142.html
Information
about risk factors associated with breast cancer - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_
Preventing Breast Cancer by John Gofman, MD; see his website at http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/PBC/ The Breast Cancer Prevention Program by Samuel Epstein, MD, 1997, Hungry Minds. A discussion on radio with Samuel Epstein, MD, about his book - http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/ideas/shows/epstein/ How to Prevent Breast Cancer, by Ross Pelton, 1995, Fireside. Preventing Breast Cancer: The Politics of an Epidemic
by Cathy Read, MD, 1995, Pandora. See a review at Breast Cancer: Can You Prevent It? by James and Amelia Lawson, 1999, McGraw-H ill. The Truth About Breast Cancer : A 7 Step Prevention Plan by Joseph Keon, 1998, Parissound.
The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet by Robert Arnot, MD, 1999, G.K.Hall & Co. Tell Me What to Eat to Help Prevent Breast Cancer: Nutrition You Can Live With (Tell Me What to Eat) by Elaine Magee, 2000, Career Press. See a dietitian for more information about changing your diet to a healthier one. Dietitians can be found at most hospitals, or your doctor can recommend one.
National Cancer Institute's CancerNet - International Union Against Cancer website - Using MRI to diagnose breast cancer - An interesting article about the use of ductal lavage to
diagnose breast cancer, noting that it is not effectual in diagnosing
non-invasive breast cancers, is at
Surgery (Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and so forth) Be A Survivor: Your Guide to Breast Cancer Treatment by Vladimir Lange, 1999, Lange Productions. Hope is Contagious: The Breast Cancer Treatment Survival Handbook byMargit Porter, 1997, Fireside. Imaginis.com website at OncoLink (University of Pennsylvania) website - A study about the correlation of menstrual cycles and breast cancer surgery - http://www.rpi.edu/~hrushw/menstiming.html FDA mammography website - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/ National Breast Care Coalition - http://www.natlbcc.org/ Information about preventive mastectomy from the National Cancer Institute - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_5.htm Discussion of the Sentinel Node Procedure - A discussion about the Correlation of Menstrual Cycle at Time of Breast Cancer Surgery to Disease-Free and Overall Survival - http://www.sma.org/smj/97aug3.htm Information about postmastectomy products:
Plastic Surgery Information Service website - The Breast Center atJohns Hopkins Medical Center website is at http://www.med.jhu.edu/breastcenter/treatment/reconstruct.html The CancerBACUP website is at Information about reconstructive surgery and how to locate a plastic surgeon - http://www.plastic-surgery.net/procedures/breastrec.html
Drugs (Chemotherapy/Hormone Replacement Therapy) See Three Pyramids Publishing's website at http://www.ThreePyramids.corn/lcis for a listing of common chemotherapy and hormone replacement therapy drugs used in treating both carcinoma in situ (LCIS and DCIS) and invasive breast cancers. Information about common side effects is included. Her-2: The Making of Herceptin, A Revolutionary for Breast Cancer by Robert Bazell, 1998, Random House. A study that points out that drugs used to treat breast cancer
are significantly more expensive in the US - A discussion of individual drugs on the lmaginis website
- Patty Ciccozzi was dying of breast cancer as she gave birth
to her child in August 1998. Her doctors did not expect her
to live, and had placed a "Do not resuscitate" sign
over her bed when she heard about Herceptin on TV. This web
page contains information about drug therapies and an article
written by Patti Ciccozzi. Breast Cancer: New Medical Therapies by Lisa Henderson, 2000, CenterWatch Inc. |
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