Breast Cancer Resources
Breast Cancer Resources at the Health Education Center
The following books, videotapes and audiotapes are available on loan from the Health Education Center [Map].
Books
- Dr Susan Love's Breast Book, Fourth Edition 2005 by Susan Love, MD
- Be A Survivor, Lang Publications (good overview of surgery options)
- Cancer Recovery Eating Plan by Daniel Nixon, MD
- Breast Cancer: The Complete Guide by Yashar Hirshaut
- Recovering from Breast Cancer by Diana Stumm (exercises)
- A Woman's Decision by John Berger, MD (reconstructive surgery)
- Breast Cancer: Beyond Convention, Taliferro ed. (alternative and complementary treatments discussed)
- Advanced Breast Cancer by Musa Meyer
Videos
- Be A Survivor: An Overview of Breast Cancer Treatment from Lange
- Focus on Healing through Movement and Dance(Lebed method) by Sherry Lebed Davis
- Breast Reconstruction
- Holding Tight, Letting Go: Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer by Musa Mayer
- What I Wish I Knew (women discuss chemotherapy) from Amgen
- Yoga and the Gentle Art of Healing: A Journey of Recovery After Breast Cancer by Susan Rosen
- Breast Self-Exam: A Habit for Life from Kaiser Permanente
Audiotapes and CDs
- Visualization for Treating Cancer
- Fight Cancer, A Meditation
- Chemotherapy
- Medical Hypnosis Relaxation
- Preparing for Surgery
Online Resources
- Breastcancer.org well organized, easy to understand information plus monthly Thursday night chats with breast cancer specialists
- SusanLoveMD.com (author of the Breast Book)
- NCCN.org Northern California Cancer Network
- Cancer.gov National Cancer Institute
- Cancer.org American Cancer Society
- Komen.org Susan G Komen Foundation
Resources by Phone
Kaiser Permanente Healthphone
The Healthphone is free and available to members and non-members 24 hours a day at (800) 332-7563 (English & Spanish). Use the extensions below to hear information on that topic.
- Breast Self Exam: Dial 128
- Mammogram: Dial 420
- Get the Most from Your Medical Appointment: Dial 408
- Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene: Dial 202
Cancer Information Service
The Cancer Information Service is provided by the National Cancer Institute where you can speak with a cancer information specialist or order publications. Available in English or Spanish at (800) 4-CANCER.

