Women At Risk
Helpful Resources
Below are links to a wide range of information about breast cancer, treatment, support, clinical trials, advocacy, etc. Some organizations sponsor telephone hotlines you may call for support or information, and the numbers are listed when possible. Other organizations have online support groups. Some of these resources are also available in Spanish.
This is not an exhaustive list of all breast cancer resources available, and WAR does not endorse any of the links below nor the information contained within.
Breast Cancer Resources
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- National Cancer Institute
- American Cancer Society
Hotline: 800-ACS-2345 - Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
- BreastCancer.Org (Living with Breast Cancer)
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Hotline: 888-753-5222 - Imaginis
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- Young Survival Coalition
- FORCE
- MAMM Magazine
- Share
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- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- Cancer Care Hotline: 800-813-HOPE
- Cancer Education
- Center Watch
- Sharsheret
- Mautner Project, The National Lesbian Health Organization
- HER2 Support Group
- Fertile Hope
- Look Good Feel Better
- Gilda's Club
- The Creative Center, Arts for People with Cancer
- American Institute for Cancer Research
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Telephone Information/Hotlines and Online Support Groups
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- Y-ME Hotline (24 hours a day)
800-221-2141 (English)
800-986-9505 (Spanish)
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Living Beyond Breast Cancer
888-753-5222 - SHARE (Self Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer)
866-891-2392 - Cancer Care, Inc.
800-813-HOPE (To reach social work professionals who offer telephone support, services, education and information, referrals and financial assistance. Spanish language services available.) - American Cancer Society
800-ACS-2345 (Spanish language services available.) - The National Cancer Institute, Cancer Information Service (For referrals to clinical trials, cancer centers and information about all aspects of cancer)
800-4-CANCER (Spanish language services available) - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (For information about survivorship issues and sources of assistance for patients and their families.)
877-622-7937 - Kids Konnected (For kids who have a parent with cancer.)
800-899-2866 - Young Survival Coalition Resource Line (For young women affected by breast cancer and their family members.)
877-YSC-1011 - Avon Breast Cancer Crusade: Online Support Group
- Breast Cancer Support
- Y-ME Hotline (24 hours a day)
Contact
- Women at Risk
- 601 W 168th St. #7 & #8
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-9525
E-mail: info@womenatrisknyc.org
