Breast Cancer And You

Fast Facts


Girls should start doing breast self-exams in their late teens or by age 20.

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For more information on breast cancer visit:

Sites for young people

Girl Scouts 

http://jfg.girlscouts.org/Talk/whoami/Issues/health/breastcancer.htm

Kids Health

http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/breast_cancer.html

Sites for all ages

BreastCancer.org

http://www.breastcancer.org

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/breast

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)

http://www.nabco.org/

If someone you care about was recently told that she has breast cancer, let her know about the NABCO site, above. It has a very useful section especially for newly diagnosed patients.


Reviewed by Alvin F. Goldfarb, M.D., Aware Foundation, www.awarefoundation.org, May 2004.