Part 1: DiagnosisBreast Cancer Resources
- Breast Cancer Resources
- Community Servings
- Cotting Companies
- Hope In Bloom
- Healing Garden
- Locks Of Love
- Thrive
- Pink And Black Campaign
- The Wellness Community
- National Breast Cancer Organization
- National Breast Cancer Coalition
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- BreastCancer.org
- American Cancer Society
- Young Survival Coalition
- Cancer Myths
- Living After Breast Cancer
- Silent Spring Institute
- The Ellie Fund
- Friends of Mel Foundation
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- BIDMC Breast Care Center
- Breast Imaging Appointments
- Breast Cancer Doctors
- Compassionate Patient and Family Support Groups
- Windows of Hope
- Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
- Breast Center
- Breast Cancer Treatment Center
- Contact Center
- Screening For Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Imaging
- Support Groups
- Risk Assessment Clinic
- Community Health, Benefits
- Faulkner-Sagoff Breast Imaging Centre
- Faulkner Breast Center
- Women’s Imaging Center
- The Auerbach Breast Center
- Risk Assessment For Breast And Ovarian Cancer
- MGH Cancer Center
- Gillette Center for Breast Cancer at MGH
- Breast Imaging Center at MGH
- Blum Cancer Resource Room at MGH
In the quiet, library-like setting, Cancer Center staff assist patients and families seeking more information about their cancer, the treatment and the resources available at the hospital and beyond. It's conveniently located near many outpatient Cancer Center clinics. - Howard Ulfelder, MD Healing Garden at MGH
The Healing Garden is a lush oasis for patients and their families, eight stories above the Charles River. - The PACT (Parenting at a Challenging Time) Program
The PACT (Parenting at a Challenging Time) Program The PACT Program provides individual consultation to adults with cancer, their spouses, and their children in various inpatient and outpatient settings. Keeping in mind that parents are experts on their own children, staff members provide guidance about how to explain and discuss a parent's illness with children, how to address common questions and behavior changes, how to prepare children for hospital visits to see their parents, as well as how to cope with concerns about a particular child. - The HOPES Program
When someone has cancer, it is important to take care of the whole person-the mind, body, and spirit. The HOPES Program does that by offering free education and support workshops plus wellness services for patients with cancer, their families and friends. Patients can learn more about treatment and side effects, get tips for coping with symptoms and stress, and gain support from others with cancer. The wellness services include: acupuncture, exercise, expressive arts, gentle yoga, massage therapy, music therapy, reflexology, relaxation methods, Qi gong, among others. - The Avon- MGH Breast Care Program
Launched in 2001, this program is at the forefront of the hospital's efforts to support research and improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer in underserved populations throughout the Boston metropolitan area. The program provides outreach at three Boston-area health centers that serve primarily low-income patients. The MGH-Chelsea Health Center serves mostly Latino and immigrant patients. The Geiger Gibson Community Health Center serves patients from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. The Mattapan Community Health Center provides care for African-Americans, Caribbean-Americans, and Haitians in a community that has one of the highest breast cancer death rates in Boston. Each of the participating health centers employs staff to help patients overcome obstacles to care by offering individual advice and access to resources such as food vouchers, funhey may find that they share common feelings and issues with other cancer survivors. - The Gillette Center for Breast Cancer UMass Medical Center
- Comprehensive Breast Center Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Treatment, Research
- Advances in Science and Care: A Forum for Women with Breast Cancer
Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare sponsored a symposium for breast cancer patients in July 2006. The program included presentations on the latest information on diagnostics, treatment options and quality of life issues, which were video recorded and are available below. - Program for Young Women with Breast Cancer
In the United States, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. However, little is known about breast cancer in young women (40 and younger). As part of a larger effort to better understand breast cancer and to improve care and outcomes for our younger patients, Dana-Farber has developed a program targeted for this age group. - Family Connections: A resource for parents with cancer and their families
Family Connections is dedicated to supporting adult cancer patients who are parents and their children. The Web site is a part of our mission to offer guidance, information, and resources to those who are dealing with cancer in their family.
Resources For Helping People With Breast Cancer
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Resources:
Lahey Clinic Resources:
Faulkner Hospital Resources:
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
The hospital has a program called Against Breast Cancer. It provides free screening for uninsured or underinsured women. The contact is Karen Johnston at 617-243-6022.
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Resources
Breast Oncology Center
Dana-Farber's Breast Oncology Center brings together a group of the world's leading experts in breast cancer to provide women with the latest, most promising treatments, including therapies that are available only through clinical research trials. In addition to providing comprehensive, compassionate care to patients, the Center's physicians are deeply committed to conducting an active program of clinical research that may benefit current patients as well as future generations of women.
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk and Prevention
Dana-Farber's Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic can help you to reach a good understanding of your own risk of developing breast and other cancers. A realistic understanding may help you to better plan how you want to manage that risk.
