Breast Cancer: A Resource Guide for Minority Women

Related Resources

• A women's guide to breast care. Chicago (IL): Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization; 2004 Feb. 5 p.
  
• Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates for selected cancer sites, according to sex, race, and Hispanic origin: selected geographic areas, 2001. In: National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2004.
  
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• BCRA (breast cancer risk assessment tool) – questions. [internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Insitute; [accessed 2004 Jul 06]. [various p].
  
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• Cancer facts & figures for African Americans 2005-2006. Atlanta (GA): American Cancer Society; 2005. 24 p.
  
• Cancer facts & figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2003-2005. Atlanta (GA): American Cancer Society; 2003. 14 p.
  
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• Every woman's guide to breast cancer. Chicago (IL): Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization; 2003 Sep. 34 p.
  
• Get a mammogram: do it for yourself, do it for your family. [internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (NCI); [accessed 2006 Mar 16]. [3 p].
  
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• MedlinePlus interactive tutorials: breast lumps - biopsy. [Web site]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (NLM); [cited 2006 May 23]. [various p]. Available: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/breastlumpsbiopsy/htm/index.htm.
  
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• Our stories: Hispanic women surviving breast cancer [also in Spanish]. San Antonio (TX): Redes En Accion: The National Hispanic/Latino Cancer Network; 2004. 116 p.
  
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History

• Release Date: 05/2005
• Original Summary: 05/2006