"Radiation has always been a little scary to me, but the fact that the technicians could stay in the room with me during treatment increased my comfort tremendously. And 5 days of treatment instead of the 33 I needed for my first lumpectomy? What a relief!"

— Sandra W.

General Resources

American Cancer Society
Phone number: (800) ACS-2345
Web Site: www.cancer.org

American Society of Breast Surgeons
Web Site: www.breastsurgeons.org

BreastCancer.org
Web Site: www.breastcancer.org

Breast Cancer Network of Strength
Phone number: (800) 221-2141
Web Site: www.networkofstrength.org

Breast Cancer Support
Web Site: www.bcsupport.org

Cancercare
Phone number: (800) 813-4673
Web Site: www.cancercare.org

Cancer Hope Network
Phone number: (877) 467-3638
Web Site: www.cancerhopenetwork.org

Caring4Cancer
Web Site: www.caring4cancer.com

Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
Phone number: (312) 578-1439
Web Site: www.thegcf.org

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Phone number: (888) 232-6348
Web Site: www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/index.htm

National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Web Site: www.nationalbreastcancer.org

National Cancer Institute
Phone Number: 800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237)
Web Site: www.cancer.gov

National Cancer Institute
Cancer Information Service
Phone number: (800) 422-6237
Web Site: cis.nci.nih.gov

Susan G. Komen for the Cure^®
Phone number: (800) 465-6636
Web Site: www.komen.org

Vital Options International
Web Site: www.vitaloptions.org

Women's Cancer Network
Phone number: (312) 578-1439
Web Site: www.wcn.org