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Post-Operative Treatment
Breast Cancer Campaign - The only UK charity providing independent funding into researching the cure.
CancerBACUP - the UK's leading breast cancer information service
The Cancer Research Campaign - dedicated to discovering new cancer treatments and cures.
NABCO - National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organisations

Books

Title Author ISBN (or where to access) Topics
The Breast Cancer Companion by Kathy Latour 380719967

The Most Complete And Essential Sourcebook Available For Breast Cancer Patients And The People Who Love Them

  • Choosing a Doctor 
  •  Diagnostic Procedures 
  •  Chemotherapy and Radiation 
  •  Nutrition and Exercise 
  •  Support Groups Insurance 
  •  Prosthetics 
  •  Living As a Survivor 
  •  Sex and Pregnancy 
  •  Job-related Issue...
Breast Cancer, There and Back : A Woman-To-Woman Guide by Jami Bernard, Clifford Hudis 446677531
managing the unpleasant aspects of chemotherapy and radiation
Tamoxifen for the Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer by V. Craig Jordan PhD. DSC. (Introduction), Nancy Brinker, V. Craig PhD, DSC Jordan 1891483005
Written for both the clinician and patient, this book is a premier source of information about the world's leading drug for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.
Tamoxifen; A Guide for Clinicians and Patients V. Craig Jordan (Editor), Nancy Brinker 0964182343 After the National Cancer Institute announced its findings that tamoxifen helps prevent breast cancer in some women, many questions were raised: is it right for me? Is it safe? What are the side effects? This book, edited by V. Craig Jordan, PhD, DSc, the developer of tamoxifen, will, with your physician, help answer these questions in a clear, concise way.
Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer
by Michael W. DeGregorio, Valerie J. Wiebe 300079516
discussion of the diagnosis of breast cancer and the risks, benefits, and limitations of treatment alternatives, particularly tamoxifen
Living Beyond Breast Cancer : A Survivor's Guide for When Treatment Ends and the Rest of Your Life Begins by Marisa C. Weiss, Ellen Weiss 812930665 guide for going back to a "normal" life:handling fears of recurrence & worries that family members will develop breast cancer and for managing physical posttreatment problems, including the lingering side effects of radiation, fertility difficulties, changes in sex drive, and feelings of unattractiveness
Hope Is Contagious : The Breast Cancer Treatment Survival Handbook
by Margit Esser Porter (Editor), Margit Esser Porter, Norman Sadowsky 684842181
a compilation of the responses, offering advice, insights, and tips for the arduous journey ahead

Articles - Beacon

Title Publication & Volume Page
A positive future across generations THE BEACON spring 2000 Issue 12 7
Letrozole - Can it be used instead of Tamoxifen? THE BEACON summer 2000 Issue 13 7
To Tamoxifen or not? THE BEACON autumn 2000 Issue 10 1
Issues of Concern: Answering your questions about Tamoxifen THE BEACON autumn 2000 Issue 10 4,5
Tamoxifen: Is it for me? THE BEACON autumn 2000 Issue 10 5
Clinical trials - One Woman's Experience THE BEACON winter 2000 Issue 11 5
Letter to the Editor THE BEACON winter 2000 Issue 11 7
Fraud and High Dose Chemo THE BEACON winter 2000 Issue 11 8
A Man with Breast Cancer THE BEACON winter 2000 Issue 11 9
A Cause for Celebration THE BEACON summer 1999 Issue 9 5
A Real Outback Survivor THE BEACON winter 2001 Issue 15 10
Pregnancy After Breast Cancer THE BEACON winter 1999 Issue 7 7
A message of Hope THE BEACON spring 2000 Issue 12 10
Meet the network's consumer representative THE BEACON spring 2000 Issue 12 9
Meet our Representatives...Pamela Baber THE BEACON summer 1999 Issue 9 8
 



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