BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS
Neoadjuvant Treatment (Chemotherapy or Hormone Therapy given BEFORE surgery)
- Neoadjuvant Therapies
http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/Neoadjuvant.html
Surgical Oncology
- Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
This page includes information on wire localization, lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node dissection, mastectomy, preparation for surgery, breast reconstruction, surgical drains, and lymphedema.
http://cancer.ucsf.edu/breastcarecenter/treatment/surgical_oncology - Should I have a breast conserving surgery or a mastectomy?
Search Healthwise® Knowledgebase within your UCSF MyChart account. Call 415-353-8400 to have a direct link sent to you.
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/ucsfmychart/
Medical Oncology (Chemotherapy, Hormone Therapy and Targeted Therapy)
- Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
This page includes links to three separate pages with extensive information: Chemotherapy, Hormone Therapy, and Targeted Therapy.
http://cancer.ucsf.edu/breastcarecenter/treatment/ - Emmi Solutions Systemic Adjuvant Treatment Options
User friendly, engaging online tool available to UCSF Breast Care Center patients. Call 415-353-8400 to have an email invitation sent to you. - Should I have chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer?
Search Healthwise® Knowledgebase within your UCSF MyChart account. Call 415-353-8400 to have a direct link sent to you.
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/ucsfmychart/ - Emmi Solutions Chemotherapy
User friendly, engaging online tool available to UCSF Breast Care Center patients. Call 415-353-8400 to have an email invitation sent to you. - US National Institutes of Health
“Chemotherapy and You” online booklet.
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/chemo-and-you - BreastCancer.org Hormonal Therapy
For patients who are hormone receptor positive (ER+/PR+) (available in Spanish).
http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/hormonal - Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Guide to Understanding Hormonal Therapy
http://www.lbbc.org/hormonaltherapyguide
Breast Reconstruction Options
- Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
Discusses types of reconstruction such as implants and tissue reconstructions (latissimus, TRAM, and DIEP).
http://cancer.ucsf.edu/breastcarecenter/treatment/surgical_oncology/reconstruction - Emmi Solutions Breast Reconstruction
User friendly, engaging online tool available to UCSF Breast Care Center patients. Call 415-353-8400 to have an email invitation sent to you. - “Spotlight on Breast Reconstruction”
Part of the Cancer Support Community’s Frankly Speaking About Cancer series of books. You can order the free book or download the PDF.
https://orders.cancersupportcommunity.org/. - BreastFree.org
Reconstruction is not the right choice for everyone. Information regarding how some women have chosen to use prostheses or go form free.
www.BreastFree.org.
Radiation Oncology Information and Websites
- Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
Includes extensive information on radiation.
http://cancer.ucsf.edu/breastcarecenter/treatment/radiation_oncology - Emmi Solutions External Beam Radiation
User friendly, engaging online tool available to UCSF Breast Care Center patients. Call 415-353-8400 to have an email invitation sent to you. - US National Institutes of Health
“Radiation Therapy and You” online booklet.
http://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/radiation-therapy-and-you - American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=breastcancer - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
http://www.rtanswers.org/breastcancer/
Clinical Trials
- BreastCancerTrials.org
A clinical trials matching website founded at UCSF. Go to the site to learn about clinical trial participation and find trials that might be right for you.
breastcancertrials.org - National Institutes of Health
Includes questions to ask your doctor about treatment clinical trials.
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/questions