Resources
Assessment and Health Promotion Resources
1999 Community Health Assessment Survey
1999 Community Health Status Report
Tri-Counties Cancer Detection Partnership Resources
American Breast Cancer Foundation - www.abcf.org
1055 Taylor Avenue
Suite 201
Baltimore, MD 21286 410-825-9388
(Toll Free) 877-Key-2-Life
(877-539-2543)
Provides diagnostic breast cancer services to women with income up to 300% of the federal poverty level.
Patient Avocate Foundation Patient Assistant Program
1-866- 512-3861 - www.copays.org
The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) Patient Assistance Program provides financial assistance to patients who meet certain qualifications to help them pay for the prescriptions and/or treatments they need. This assistance lets patients who have chronic, life threatening and/or debilitating illnesses afford the out-of-pocket costs for these items that their insurance companies require.
WIN ABC - www.winabc.org
Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer
WIN Against Breast Cancer has helped thousands of breast cancer
patients and their families throughout various stages of breast
cancer, via the Breast Aid and the Breast Buddy Breast Care Programs.
The Breast Buddy Program is the signature program that has brought
WIN ABC into the forefront of patient advocacy organizations throughout
the U.S.
Oncolink - www.oncolink.upenn.edu
OncoLink was founded in 1994 by University of Pennsylvania cancer
specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families,
health care professionals and the general public get accurate
cancer-related information at no charge.
Cancer.Net - www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov
Welcome to the CancerNet web site. CancerNet provides recent and
accurate cancer information from the National Cancer Institute,
the federal government's principal agency for cancer research.
National Alliance of Breast
Cancer Organizations - www.nabco.org
The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) NABCO
provides information to medical professionals and their organizations
and to patients and their families, and advocates for beneficial
regulatory change and legislation.
Susan Love, MD -
www.SusanLoveMD.com
Founder Susan M. Love (Bio) is an author, surgeon, researcher,
activist and mother. She is an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at
UCLA and the Medical Director of the Susan Love MD Breast Cancer
Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication
of breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Decision Guide -
www.bcdg.org
Welcome to the Breast Cancer Decision Guide, a website developed
by the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Prevention, Education
and Diagnosis Program Initiative for individuals diagnosed with
breast cancer and their family members.
Breast Resource Center of Santa Barbara - www.silcom.com/~brcsb
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
- www.ccsb.org
Since 1949, thousands of Santa Barbara residents have come to
the Cancer Center with these needs; no one has ever been turned
away. At the Cancer Center, patients find a caring, committed
staff, state-of-the-art equipment, and renewed hope.
Breast Cancer.Net
- www.breastcancer.net
Breast Cancer.net provides links to many breast cancer related
issues.
American Cancer Society
- www.cancer.org
American Cancer Society - Here you'll find answers to questions
about the nature of cancer, its causes, and risk factors.We also
discuss the latest strategies for prevention and early detection,
new diagnostic techniques, and the latest treatment options. You
can also find information about alternative and complementary
treatment methods in this section.
Tri-Counties Regional Cancer Registry
- www.tcrcr.org
The Tri-Counties Regional Cancer Registry (TCRCR) is one of the
ten Regions of the California Cancer Surveillance System that
contributes to the statewide population-based California Cancer
Registry (CCR).
Breast Cancer Fund
- breastcancerfund.org
The Breast Cancer Fund (TBCF or The Fund) is a national non-profit
organization formed in 1992 to innovate and accelerate the response
to the breast cancer crisis. The mission of The Fund is to end
breast cancer and to make sure the best medical care, support
services and information are available to all women.
National Cancer Institute
- www.nci.nih.gov
The CIS is your source for the latest, most accurate cancer information.
The National Cancer Institute leads the Nation's fight against
cancer by supporting and conducting ground-breaking research in
cancer biology, causation, prevention, detection, treatment and
survivorship.
Y-Me National Breast Cancer
Organization - www.y-me.org
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization has a commitment to provide
information and support to anyone who has been touched by breast
cancer. Y-ME was founded by two breast cancer patients in 1978,
when they realized that their needs for information and support
could best be met by women who had also experienced breast cancer.
Tobacco Settlement
Santa Barbara County Tobacco Settlement - www.sbcphd.org/tsac/
Miscellaneous Links
Buck Tobacco Sponsorship www.bucktobacco.org