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Organizations
| FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered | |
| 16057 Tampa Palms Boulevard West | |
| PMB #373 | |
| Tampa FL 33647 | |
| United States of America | |
| Phone: |
Toll-free: 1-866-288-RISK
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| Fax: | (954) 827-2200 |
| Email: | info@facingourrisk.org |
| Web Address: | www.facingourrisk.org |
FORCE is an organization that provides educational and emotional support for women who are making decisions about surgery to prevent breast or ovarian cancer because they are at high risk. This Web site also has resources for women who have cancer and are concerned about their cancer coming back. There are online resources as well as a helpline, newsletters, and information on local groups and annual conferences. | |
| Genetics Home Reference, U.S. National Library of Medicine | |
| 8600 Rockville Pike | |
| Bethesda, MD 20894 | |
| Phone: | 1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656) |
| Fax: | (301) 402-1384 |
| TDD: | 1-800-735-2258 |
| Email: | custserv@nlm.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov |
The Genetics Home Reference provides information on hundreds of genetic conditions. The Web site has many tools for learning about human genetics and the way genetic changes can cause disease. It also has links to additional resources for people who have genetic conditions and for their families. | |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | |
| 6116 Executive Boulevard | |
| Suite 300 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-8322 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) |
| TDD: | 1-800-332-8615 |
| Web Address: | www.cancer.gov (or https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp# for live help online) |
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a U.S. government agency that provides up-to-date information about the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. NCI also offers supportive care to people with cancer and to their families. NCI information is also available to doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. NCI provides the latest information about clinical trials. The Cancer Information Service, a service of NCI, has trained staff members available to answer questions and send free publications. Spanish-speaking staff members are also available. | |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 22, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology | |
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