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Breast cancer Web Links
- "The Marketing of Breast Cancer"
a critique of mainstream breast cancer organizations that focus on lifestyle prevention and medical cures while ignoring the environmental contributants to cancer, the problems of the uninsured, and the politics of research
- "Welcome To Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch"
a critique of breast cancer culture by Barbara Ehrenreich
- Breast Cancer Action
breast cancer activist organization that critiques and challenges mainstream cancer organizations
- Breast Cancer Fund
focuses on the environmental connections to breast cancer
- Canadian Breast Cancer Network
a survivor-directed, national network of breast cancer organizations and individuals
- DCIS: What You Need to Know
free online booklet that explains DCIS and commonly used medical terms in plain language and helps women make informed decisions about their treatment
- Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation: Breast Cancer
information on breast cancer prevention, detection, and treatment
- Environmental Pollutants and Breast Cancer
science reviews from the Silent Spring Institute
- Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
resource guide for women at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
- Low-Fat Diet Not a Cure-All
excellent examination of Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial that showed that a low-fat diet had no effect on heart disease, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or weight
- Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition
breast cancer advocacy organization focusing on the links between environmental toxins and the rise in breast cancer incidence
- National Breast Cancer Coalition
activities, training and programs for grassroots advocacy
- Project Aware
information about breast health and breast cancer
- Raloxifene for Breast Cancer Prevention: An NWHN Analysis
an April 2006 update from the National Women's Health Network on the clinical trial comparing raloxifene and tamoxifen
- Silent Spring Institute
aims to identify the links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer
- The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need To Know
excellent report examining the connections between fetal and childhood exposures to chemical contaminants, early puberty and later life breast cancer
- Young Survival Coalition: Young Women United Against Breast Cancer
information and resources for young women with breast cancer
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