Click here to access the "Maine Online Breast Cancer Resource Guide", a cooperative project of Maine Breast Cancer Coalition, the Maine Health Forum, the Maine Cancer Foundation, and the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center.
Click here for "Facts About Breast Cancer in the United States"
from the National Breast Cancer Coalition.
Click here for online access to the National Breast Cancer Coalition's
"Guide to Quality Breast Cancer Care".
National and Maine websites that are important sources of information and resources pertaining to breast cancer:
Links to web sites are provided as a convenience.
Maine Breast Cancer Coalition cannot be held responsible for information posted beyond our website.
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
Cancer Support Center of Maine www.cancersupportcenterofmaine.org
The Cancer Support Center of Maine
provides free services to cancer patients, survivors, and people at
risk in Maine through education, outreach, advocacy, and social
support. It helps clients navigate the often complex and confusing
bureaucracy of health management in a time of crisis with an emphasis
on free or reduced cost programs.
Cochrane Collaboration and the Cochrane Library
The
Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit organization,
providing up-to-date information about the effects of health care.
Systematic reviews are their main product and are published
electronically in successive issues of The Cochrane Library.
Although it requires a paid subscription to access the Cochrane
Library's extensive reviews and resources, free summaries of studies on
many health-related topics can be accessed at the site. To access free Cochrane Library summaries of breast cancer-related studies go to http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/topics/52_reviews.html.
Dr. Susan Love www.susanlovemd.org
Encoreplus and Caring Connections Programs (Bangor/Brewer YWCA) http://www.bangory.com/?cat_id=232
Bridging The Gap (BTG) is a program funded by a grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure - Maine Affiliate. BTG
provides breast health exams and imaging to women ages 30-39 who are at
high risk or have symptoms of concern. Women in their 20's with
symptoms concerning them can also receive services at no cost. Women
must qualify financially and be underinsured or uninsured. If you are a
woman between 20 and 39 years old, and are concerned about your breast
health, call Caring Connections at 941-2808.
Bridging Books
is a project that provides resource and information packets to women
newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Over 40 surgeons in Eastern and
Northern Maine give a packet containing a foundation book and other
resource materials to women on the day of diagnosis. Bridging Books is
funded by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Maine
Affiliate. Bridging Books provided resource packets to more than 300
women in eight counties last year.
ENCOREplus is a national YWCA program designed to assist women diagnosed with breast cancer. ENCOREplus
offers a safe environment of support and understanding for women with
questions and concerns that accompany a diagnosis of breast cancer.
ENCOREplus groups meet regularly in Bangor, and also in
Calais, Dover-Foxcroft, Ellsworth, Millinocket, Pittsfield and Presque
Isle. Call Caring Connections for meeting times and contact information
at 941-2808.
Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohdcfh/bcp/
The
Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program (MBCHP) is a state and
federally funded program which provides free screening for the early
detection of breast and cervical cancer. A woman is eligible for the
MBCHP if she is between 40 and 64*; has no insurance or insurance with
limited coverage or high deductibles; and her income falls within the
MBCHP guidelines. * (MBCHP also provides funding for qualified women ages
35-39.) For those women who qualify, the MBCHP will pay for annual
mammograms, breast exams, Pap tests, pelvic exams (internal exams), and
limited diagnostic and follow-up services. For more information, go to
the website listed above or call 1-800-350-5180, press 1. TTY
800-438-5514.
National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) www.stopbreastcancer.org
Since
NBCC's founding in 1991, it has changed the world of breast cancer: in
public policy, science, industry and advocacy by creating new
partnerships, collaborations, research funding opportunities and
avenues for access to quality care. The National Breast Cancer
Coalition's Quality Care Guide
is a free online guide for those diagnosed with breast cancer. For the
latest opinions by Fran Visco, president of NBCC, visit Fran's blog at the NBCC site.
National Cancer Institute (includes the Cancer Information Service) www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
National Lymphedema Network www.lymphnet.org
Sister Study www.sisterstudy.org
If your sister had breast cancer, then the Sister Study needs your help. Click here
to learn more about this important study sponsored by the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The study will recruit
50,000 women, ages 35-74, whose sisters have had breast cancer. The
researchers are particularly interested in recruiting more senior women
and women from minority groups.
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: Maine Affiliate www.komenmaine.com
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: National www.komen.org
Young Survival Coalition www.youngsurvival.org
Maine Breast Cancer Coalition is dedicated to promoting knowledge
about breast cancer and quality care.
- MBCC
sponsors free-to-the-public educational events and workshops such as
the Dr. Susan Love lectures and the Silent Spring Institute's "Breast
Cancer and the Environment" program.
- MBCC generates
public awareness about breast cancer and the need for early detection.
We distribute free informational material at health care facilities,
women's centers, and women's health-related events across the state.
