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Support for Women with Breast Cancer
The diagnosis of breast cancer has a major impact on a woman and her family. It is essential that at all stages of treatment she is kept fully informed and supported. She may need practical advice (such as how to obtain a prosthesis if she has had a mastectomy) or she may need counselling because of her emotional or psychological state.
There are a number of information and advice services to support women and their friends and families, including that
National Breast Cancer Centre's support service.
Updated November 2011
14 Resources Found
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| Title: | Breast cancer screening |
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| Publisher: | The Cancer Council Australia |
| Description: | Cancer Council Australia provides information on the national screening program available in Australia to detect breast cancer. |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Palliative care |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | Palliative care is specialised care for people who have a disease that cannot be cured. |
| Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Title: | Impact of breast cancer on sexuality and intimacy |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | Treatment for breast cancer can affect a woman's relationship with her partner, including their sexual relationship. |
| Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Title: | How you might feel after a diagnosis of breast cancer |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | Common responses to a diagnosis of breast cancer include feeling shocked, angry, scared, anxious, sad or depressed. |
| Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Title: | Impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on partners |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | Many partners find the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer distressing but are reluctant to seek help for themselves because they feel they need to be 'strong'. |
| Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Title: | Impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on children |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | Impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on children |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Finding support |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | Having good support from family and friends, from health professionals or special support services makes it much easier to cope with having cancer. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Guide for women with early breast cancer |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | (Revised edition) This guide walks women through every step of their breast cancer journey and is broken down into five key areas: Breast cancer: the facts, Making sense of test results, Treatment, When treatment is over, and Finding support. |
| Date: | May 2009 |
| Title: | Questions to ask about treatment |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | Listed are some general questions that may be helpful when first talking about treatment for breast cancer. |
| Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Title: | Psychological interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | For women with metastatic breast cancer (cancer that has spread beyond the breast) several types of psychological interventions may be available. These include educational and psychotherapeutic interventions, support groups and individual cognitive beha... |
| Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Title: | Breast cancer - Barbara's story |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Barbara was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 45. After the shock of her initial diagnosis she decided not to give in to depression, but to fight her disease. |
| Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Title: | Clinical management of ductal carcinoma in situ, lobular carcinoma in situ and atypical hyperplasia of the breast |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | The recommendations contained in this document address the management of the following conditions: ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH). |
| Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Title: | Breast cancer: just words, not a sentence - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Read Valerie's story, a real-life account of living with breast cancer. |
| Date: | May 2001 |
| Title: | Clinical practice guidelines for the management of advanced breast cancer |
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| Publisher: | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Description: | These guidelines have been developed by a multidisciplinary working party, and are primarily intended for use by all health professionals involved in the management of women with advanced breast cancer. They aim to provide material that will be helpful and supportive to those managing the difficult range of problems that may present. |
| Date: | Jan 2001 |
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