What You Need To Know About™ Breast Cancer

National Cancer Institute Publications

NCI provides publications about cancer, including the booklets and fact sheets mentioned in this booklet. Many are available in both English and Spanish.

You may order these publications by telephone, on the Internet, or by mail. You may also read them online and print your own copy.

By telephone: People in the United States and its territories may order these and other NCI publications by calling the NCI Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
On the Internet: Many NCI publications may be viewed, downloaded, and ordered from http://www.cancer.gov/publications on the Internet. People in the United States and its territories may use this Web site to order printed copies. This Web site also explains how people outside the United States can mail or fax their requests for NCI booklets.
By mail: NCI publications may be ordered by writing to the address below:
Publications Ordering Service
National Cancer Institute
P.O. Box 24128 Baltimore, MD 21227

Clinical Trials

Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies ¹

Finding a Doctor, Support Groups, or Other Organizations

How To Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You Have Cancer ² (also available in Spanish ³)
National Organizations That Offer Services to People With Cancer and Their Families ⁴ (also available in Spanish ⁵)

Cancer Treatment and Supportive Care

Coping with Cancer

Life After Cancer Treatment

Advanced or Recurrent Cancer

Complementary Medicine

Caregivers

Finding Breast Changes

Understanding Breast Changes ³⁸
Mammograms ³⁹ (also in Spanish ⁴⁰)

Table of Links

¹ http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/Taking-Part-in-Cancer-Treatment-Research-S
tudies

² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/doctor-facility

³ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/doctor-facility-spanish

⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/organizations

⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Rehabilitation/organizations-spani
sh

⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/radiation-therapy-and-you

⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/radioterapia-y-usted

⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/ebrt

⁹ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/tratamiento/radioterapia/consejos/radioter
apia-externa

¹⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemotherapy-and-you

¹¹ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/quimioterapia-y-usted

¹² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/targeted

¹³ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/tamoxifen

¹⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/hojasinformativas/tamoxifeno

¹⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/therapy/herceptin

¹⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/adjuvant-breast

¹⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices

¹⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/eatinghints

¹⁹ https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/detail.aspx?prodid=P830

²⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/paincontrol

²¹ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/control-dolor

²² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/takingtime

²³ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/fatigue

²⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/tratamiento/radioterapia/consejos/fatiga

²⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/life-after-treatment

²⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/vida-despues-del-tratamiento

²⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/followup

²⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/make-a-difference

²⁹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/advancedcancer

³⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/When-Cancer-Returns

³¹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/thinking-about-CAM

³² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/therapy/CAM

³³ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/hojas-informativas/medicina-complementaria
-alternativa-respuestas

³⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/when-someone-you-love-is-treated

³⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/when-someone-you-love-has-advanced-cancer

³⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/facing-forward-when-someone-you-love-has-com
pleted-cancer-treatment

³⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/caring-for-the-caregiver

³⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understanding-breast-changes

³⁹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/screening-mammograms

⁴⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/cancer/hojas-informativas/mamografia-respuestas