| Site | Who It's For | Why We Like It |
|---|---|---|
| BreastCancer.org | Any woman with breast cancer | With 49 active discussion topics—and hundreds of conversations within each—this message board is one of the Web’s busiest support destinations for breast cancer patients to share fears, frustrations, and questions with other women dealing with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer. |
| National Cancer Institute | Breast cancer patients who are interested in taking part in a clinical trial | You can search the NCI’s database of more than 6,000 trials by using keywords like "stage IV breast cancer" or "recurrent breast cancer" and naming your location to find current trials to consider. The site also publishes the results of finished studies and offers descriptions explaining what participation in clinical trials entails. |
| Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization | Women with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer | Y-ME offers this extremely thorough and personable 48-page booklet with patients' insights, inspirational quotes, and careful explanations that will help you cope with your fears, understand treatment options, gather a support system, and deal with the pain. |
| UpToDate | Patients seeking a concise summary and update on metastatic treatment issues | This is an evidence-based medical information site aimed at physicians, but it also operates a patient-focused area that clearly summarizes important topics, with definitions and references. |
| American Hospice Foundation | Foundation Anyone close to someone dealing with end-of-life issues | This Washington, D.C.–based organization focuses on educating health-care professionals on end-of-life care, but it also has tons of information on general caregiving and grief. |
| National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization | Patients looking for end-of-life medical support | The NHPCO’s searchable database has one of the biggest lists of hospices, palliative care programs, and grief counseling programs we’ve seen. |
| Caring Connections | Breast cancer patients who want to plan ahead | If you need help preparing the legal paperwork outlining your end-of-life wishes, go here and download a free PDF of the advance directive for your state. |
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Last Updated: April 17, 2008
