Resources

Resources

View the resources below for a wide range of cancer topics and information to help guide you and your loved ones through your cancer journey.

Good Reads

When It's Cancer: The 10 Essential Steps to Follow After Your Diagnoses by Toni Bernay Ph.D. and Saar Porrath M.D. (Paperback - Apr. 4, 2006)	There's No Place Like Hope: A Guide to Beating Cancer in Mind-sized Bites by Vickie Girard (Hardcover - Sept. 2008)
*Anticancer, A New Way of Life* New Edition by David Servan-Schreiber (Hardcover - Dec. 31, 2009)	Life Over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment by Keith Block and Andrew Weil M.D. (Hardcover - Apr. 21, 2009)
How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine by Michael Murray (Paperback - Nov. 4, 2003)	Power Up: Unleash Your Natural Energy, Revitalize Your Health, and Feel 10 Years Younger by Woodson C. Merrell (Paperback - Sept. 8, 2009)
Secrets of Longevity: Hundreds of Ways to Live to Be 100 by Maoshing Ni (Paperback - May 4, 2006)	Secrets of Self-Healing: Harness Nature's Power to Heal Common Ailments, Boost Your Vitality, and Achieve Optimum Wellness by Maoshing Ni (Paperback - Dec. 26, 2008)
Prescription for Natural Cures by James Balch and Mark Stengler (Paperback - Sept. 23, 2004)	Prescription for Nutritional Healing 4th Edition by CNC, Phyllis A. Balch (Paperback - Oct. 19, 2006)
Handle With Care by Carrie Madrid, Margaret Lesh (Kindle Edition 2020) Handle With Care is a valuable resource not only for those dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis, but for their family members, friends, and those playing support roles. All royalties from the sales of Handle With Care go directly to The CARE Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in Riverside, California dedicated to providing emotional and financial support to local breast cancer patients in the form of survivor socials, chemo care packages, breast forms, compression sleeves, gas and grocery gift cards, wellness classes, exercise equipment, and more.



Cancer Support Groups Michelle's Place serving the Inland Empire! Learn More The CARE Project serving the Inland Empire! Lean More National Organizations American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30328 800.227.2345 866.228.4327 www.cancer.org National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Information Services Building 31, Room 10A24 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 800.422.6237 800.332.8615 TTY www.cancer.gov National Organizations Gynecological Cancers Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered 16057 Tampa Palms Boulevard West PMB 373Tampa, FL33647 886.824.7475 www.facingourrisk.org Foundation for Women’s Cancer 230 West MonroeChicago, IL 60606 312.578.1439 www.foundationforwomenscancer.org Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry Roswell Park Cancer InstituteElm and Carlton StreetBuffalo, NY 14263 716.845.2300 www.ovariancancer.com National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) National Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Detection Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mail Stop K-644770 Buford Highway, NE Atlanta, GA 3034 1800.232.4636 www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) 500 N.E. Spanish River Boulevard, Suite 8Boca Raton, FL 33431 561.393.0005 www.ovarian.org Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) 910 17^th Street, N.W., Suite 413Washington, DC 20006 202.331.1332 www.ovariancancer.org SHARE: Self Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer 1501 Broadway, Suite 704 A New York, NY 10036 212.719.0364 www.sharecancersupport.org Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625Alexandria, CA 22314 703.837.1500 www.nhpco.org Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) 1621 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 300Washington, DC 20009 800.854.3402 www.hospicefoundation.org National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) 228 Seventh Street, S.E.Washington, DC 20003 202.547.7424 www.nahc.org Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA) 99 Summer Street, Suite 1700 Boston, MA 02110 617.737.3200 www.vnaa.org Complementary & Alternative Treatments National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Post Office Box 7923 Gaithsburg, MD 20898 888.644.622 866.464.3615 TTY www.nccam.nih.gov Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 609 MSC 8339 Bethesda, MD 20892 800.422.6237 800.332.8615 TTY www.cancer.gov/cam	National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Centers in California Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine 101 The City Drive South, Building 23, Route 81, Room 406 Orange, CA 92868 714.456.7890 www.ucihealth.com/cancer City of Hope National Medical Center & Beckman Research Institute 1500 East Duarte Road Duarte, CA 91010 626.256.4673 www.coh.org Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles 8-684 Factor Building, Box 951781 310.825.2631/> www.cancer.mednet.ucla.edu Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego 3855 Health Sciences Drive La Jolla, CA 92093 858.534.7600 www.cancer.ucsd.edu University of California, Davis Cancer Center 4501 X Street ,Suite 3003 Sacramento, CA 95817 916.734.5900 www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/cancer University of California, San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center Box 0128 UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143 415.885.7777 www.cancer.ucsf.edu University of Southern California, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center 1441 Eastlake Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90033 323.865.3000 www.uscnorriscancer.usc.edu National Organizations Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Alliance Box 41415 East Putnam AvenueGreenwich, CT 06830203.698.0014 www.breastcanceralliance.org Breast Cancer Resource Committee (BCRC) 2005 Belmont Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009202.463.8040 www.bcresource.org Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) 16057 Tampa Palms Boulevard West PMB 373Tampa, FL33647886.824.7475 www.facingourrisk.org Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation 321 High School Road, N.E., 149 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110877.786.7422 www.ibcresearch.org Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) 10 East Athens Avenue, Suite 204Ardmore, PA 19003610.645.4567 www.lbbc.org Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) Post Office Box 150Adamstown, MD 21866.547.6222 www.menagainstbreastcancer.org Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer (MSDBC) 21710 Bayshore Road Chestertown, MD 21620410.778.1982 www.mothersdaughters.org National Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mail Stop K-644770 Buford Highway, NEAtlanta, GA 30341800.232.4636 www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) 1101 17^th Street, N.W., Suite 1300Washington, DC 20036202.296.7477 www.natlbcc.org www.knowbreastcancer.org National Lymphedema Network (NLN) Latham Square1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 1111Oakland, CA 94612510.208.3200 www.lymphnet.org SHARE: Self Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer 1501 Broadway, Suite 704 A New York, NY 10036212.719.0364 www.sharecancersupport.org Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (SGKBCF) 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250Dallas, TX 75244972.855.1600 www.komen.org The Male Breast Cancer Coalition website is www.malebreastcancercoalition.org Young Survival Coalition (YSC) 155 Sixth Avenue, 10^th FloorNew York, NY 10013 www.youngsurvival.org Caregiver and Family Support Family Caregiver Alliance 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94104 415.434.3388 www.caregiver.org Kids Konnected 27071 Cabot Road, Suite 102 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 949.582.5443 www.kidsconnected.org Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) Post Office Box 150 Adamstown, MD 21 866.547.6222 www.menagainstbreastcancer.org Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer (MSDBC) 21710 Bayshore Road Chestertown, MD 21620 410.778.1982 www.mothersdaughters.org National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500 Kensington, MD 20895 301.942.6430 www.thefamilycaregiver.org Supersibs! 4300 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 1 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 866.444.7427 www.supersibs.org Well Spouse Association 63 West Main Street, Suite H Freehold, NJ 07728 732.577.8899 www.wellspouse.org
After Surgery Through Chemotherapy & Treatment TLC Catalog American Cancer Society offers head wraps and wigs through the TLC Catalog. Armpit Comfort Pillow Your lymph node status is important – and will be determined by a sentinel node biopsy or an axillary lymph node dissection. Those procedures, while critical to your diagnosis and staging, leave tender scars in an area where you have plenty of nerves. Having a little pillow between your arm and chest can ease the pain of axillary and mastectomy incisions. Use a rounded or rectangular pillow to cushion your armpit area. You can add a shoulder strap to this pillow, so you don't have to carry it all the time. After a lumpectomy or breast reconstruction, your breast may feel very tender. Having breast surgery changes the balance of weight on your chest muscles. Until you adjust to your new architecture, you might like to use a crest-shaped pillow to support your breast or your reconstruction, until the incisions heal and your muscles adjust. You can also use a crest-shaped pillow to comfort any underarm incisions Safety Belt Pillow After a lumpectomy, mastectomy, your chest area will be tender anywhere you have incisions. Use a small square or rectangular pillow to place between you and that upper-body seat belt. This comfort pillow will protect you from chafing and will distribute the pressure on your chest. Add a Velcro loop on one side of the pillow, if you want to secure it to the seat belt while you travel in the car.