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Educational Brochures about Breast Cancer

Educational Video Tutorials

• Medline Plus On the Medline Plus Home Page and click on the "Interactive Tutorials" Tab in the Upper Right Column.  Scroll down through "Diseases and Conditions" and select "Breast Cancer" (Medline Plus is a service from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health).
  
  

Support Groups in Pinellas County, Florida

• American Cancer Society - Breast Cancer Support Group Meetings: (No fees)
  • Sun Coast Hospital, Largo, FL 33774; Call (727) 586-7153
  • Mease Countryside Hospital, 3231 McMullen Booth Rd, Safety Harbor, FL 34695; Call 727-725-6111
• American Cancer Society - Cancer Support Group for any person with cancer or those who provide emotional support to cancer patients. Registration is recommended. (No fees) The following groups are offered:
  • Largo Medical Center, 201 14th St., SW, Largo, FL . Call (727)-588-5702
  • St. Petersburg General Hospital, 6500 38th Ave.,m N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710; Call (727)-384-1414
  • Powell Cancer Pavillion, 303 Pinellas St., Clearwater, FL Call (727)-462-2139
  • Sun Coast Hospital, 2025 Indian Rocks Rd, Largo, FL 33774
• American Cancer Society - Caregivers Support Group
  • Powell Cancer Pavillion, 303 Pinellas St., Clearwater, FL; Call (727) 462-2139 (No fees)
• Moffitt:  Support Group H Lee Moffitt Center, Tampa  Call 1-888-MOFFITT 
• Cancer Hope Network: Cancer Support Counseling (Free one-on-one support for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families) Call 1-877-HOPENET

Locate a Physician who Specializes in Cancer (Oncologist)

References

• Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool from the National Cancer Institute
• American Cancer Society
• Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer from the National Institute of Health
• Understanding Breast Changes: A Healthy Guide for all Women from the National Cancer Institute
• BreastCancer.org a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Dr. Marisa Weiss, a Philadelphia oncologist, is the founder and president of breastcancer.org.
• Mastectomy from the National Library of Medicine
• Preventive Mastectomy: Questions and Answers from the National Cancer Institute
• Breast Cancer from Medline Plus, a service from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health
• Cancer: OncoLink OncoLink was founded in 1994 by Penn cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge.
• Cancer: Memorial Sloan-Kettering
• Genetics Home Reference for Breast Cancer from the National Library of Medicine and the National Insitute of Health A guide to understanding genetic conditions.
• Cancer Genetic Services Directory from the National Cancer Institute
• Male Breast Cancer from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health