Useful Information

Shariann Tom’s eight year struggle with Hodgkin's disease and lymphoma led her to a new career as a life coach and a desire to help others navigate the unexpected journey of a cancer diagnosis. Her CD, "The Cancer Journey Companion," contains guided visualizations that help you tap into your inner strength and deal with anxiety. You can find it at her website, http://unexpectedjourney.com

* M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX
* Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
* Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
* Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
* Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
* Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
* University of Michigan Medical Center, Anna Arbor, MI
* UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
* University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
* University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA

http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/find-a-doctor-hospital.html
Collection of a number of sites that provide listings of top oncologists and hospitals for breast cancer research. Included are lists complied by: AARP, Castle Connolly, Hospital Compare (government-sponsored), and Medline Plus, among others. Also included is a link to a site where users can recommend a doctor or a hospital for any specialty. Also provides information on symptoms, treatment, drug resources, etc.

http://www.cancereducation.com/CancerSysPages/findanoncologist.cfm
Find a physician or treatment center, free membership grants full access to the site, includes information for all types of cancers.

http://www.hhs.gov/breastcancer/reference.html#reference3
Links to mammogram facilities, hospitals currently conducting clinical trials, provider directories (also in Spanish), and resources for those on Medicare and Medicaid