Questions and answers on breast cancer
Where can I find
more information?
There are several places that can help you get the information and support you need. For example, you can call the nationwide the Cancer Information Service at 888 939-3333. There are no long-distance charges.
Many recent publications can help you learn more about your treatment and about coping with breast cancer. Some of the best include the following:
Breast Cancer and You by T.A. Al-Tweigeri, R. Clark, C. Harkness, R. Hasselback, J. Gorski, H. Hatton H and others. Published in Current Oncology 1996;S1-S32. Available without charge from the Cancer Information Service (tel 888 939-3333) or the National Breast Cancer Fund (tel 416 544-8487). A French version is available under the title Vous et le cancer du sein.
The Complete Breast Book by J. Engel. Published by Key Porter Books, Toronto. 1996 [ISBN 1-55013-643-7, 235 pages, paperbound].
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book. by S.M. Love and K. Lindsay. 2nd edition. Published by Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, Mass. 1995 [ISBN 0-202-40835-X, 627 pages].
Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day by M. Dollinger, E.H. Rosenbaum and G. Cable. 2nd revised edition. Published by Somerville House Books Ltd. Toronto. 1994 [ISBN 1-895897-40-8. 706 pages, paperbound].
Facts on Breast Cancer. Canadian Cancer Society, Toronto. 1996. Available from the Canadian Cancer Society (tel 416 777-4428). [booklet. 20 pages (Canadian Cancer Society code no. 211962)]. A French version is available.
Guide du traitement de la douleur chez le patient cancéreux. (1995). Published by the Conseil consultatif de pharmacologie, Gouvernement du Québec. Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, 1995.
Intelligent Patient Guide to Breast Cancer by I. Olivotto, K. Gelmon and U. Kuusk. Published by Intelligent Patient Guide Ltd., 517-750 West Broadway, Vancouver BC V5Z 1H4, 1995 [ISBN 0-9696125-1-6. 280 pages].
Managing Cancer Pain: Consumer Guide No. 9. Published by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. 1994. Available by phone (1-800-4-CANCER) or mail (AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse, PO Box 8547, Silver Spring MD 20907 USA).
What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer. Published by The Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services Working Group, in collaboration with the Quebec Breast Cancer Information Exchange Network and Avon. 1996. Available from Avon (tel 800 265-2866) or the Quebec Breast Cancer Information Exchange Network (tel 514 843-2390). A French version is available.
