Breast Cancer
I have chosen to write my webliography about Breast Cancer. Breast cancer is not only the leading type of cancer in women in the United States but has affected me personally. My grandmother was a victim of breast cancer. For this reason, the topic is of great interest to me and any bit of knowledge I can gain about it helps me to be proactive.
I believe that awareness and research are the most vital pieces to fighting breast cancer. Although there are no proven ways to completely prevent breast cancer, doing regular self breast examinations and having the recommended yearly mammograms after age 40 for women of average risk can give the benefit of early detection which leads to early treatment and hopefully remission or cures. The new statement for cancer is “a world with more birthdays” and this global marketing will hopefully help to educate the masses on this horrible disease. The websites that are listed below are wonderful sources of information for everyone, whether they be medically knowledgeable or not.
The sites listed below were chosen because of their ease of use, reputable authors and resources available and current listings of information. Also availability of networking with blogs and links to other valuable information was assessed when choosing the sites listed below.
Susan G. Komen Foundation: www.komen.org
This site is very aesthetically pleasing with bright pink drop down menus with information regarding, understanding breast cancer, research and getting involved as just a few. It has a link to global blogs, twitter groups and videos. This site also keeps archives for more expansive researching.
Breast Cancer.org: www.breastcancer.org
This site has a great deal of information but mainly is focused on the medical information with menus about symptoms, treatments and how to lower your risk of cancer. This also has links to blogs and chat rooms the the intent to get community involvement. On the front page it has Research News with the latest breaking news about current breast cancer research.
American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
This is the official site of the american cancer society. A comprehensive cancer site that has information on all cancer types with breast cancer being top on its most common list. Interactive options include a mammogram reminder tool, video gallery and treatment decision tool. The right side bar has a quick finder option with choices of detailed or overview guides.
Pink Ribbon International: www.pinkribbon.org
This site seems to be focused on raising funds for research through donations and pink ribbon events. They sell pink ribbon brand items to raise money but the site also has quite a bit of information regarding news and gives many links to forums and blogs. It has a nice little search option on the upper right hand corner that is always helpful for quick topic searches.
International Journal of Breast Cancer: www.sage-hindawi.com/journals/ijbc/
This is an online version of the peer reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, review articles and clinical studies related to all aspects of breast cancer. It is an open access journal with thousands of full text breast cancer related articles at the click of a button.
Ebsco host-Cinahl Plus with full text: www.ebscohost.com, SBU site
Cinahl PLus with full text is a wonderful database that consists of thousands of evidence based full text and abstract articles through Ebsco host. It allows you to search as detailed or as broad as you need with options to search by topic, name of author, publication date and any word in title or article. This is available to SBU students through the school website and also a free trial is available to anyone at the link posted above.
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