After breast cancer, there are many important facts you need to learn. From building a healthy diet to building up your body and staying positive, the more you know, the better. Use the following links to make your own "database" of facts. They'll also help you make the most of your Tools for Healthy Living.
Pfizer does not own or control the content of any of the following Web sites. Pfizer is not in charge of their content or services, either:
Mammograms
Facts and links about mammography
www.breastcancer.org
Choosing where to get a mammogram
www.breastcancer.org
www.imaginis.com/breasthealth(locations)
www.imaginis.com/breasthealth(facilities)
Lifestyle Tips
Vital Options: The Group Room
Visit The Group Room and other top cancer talk shows. Listen to new and archived
shows as doctors discuss recent findings and talk with patients.
www.vitaloptions.org
AOL Health
Your destination for in-depth information and news about health and health care.
www.aolhealth.com/health
Cooking Light
The latest cooking tips, menu ideas, and much more.
www.cookinglight.com
Fitness magazine
Tips on fitness, exercise, diet, nutrition, and your health.
www.fitnessmagazine.com
National Healthier US Initiative
Information to help Americans choose healthier lives.
www.healthierus.gov
Yoga Basics
Your online guide to yoga, plus meditation, relaxation, and more.
www.yogabasics.com
WebMD
An A–Z health guide with tips, news, message boards, and blogs on a wide range
of health topics.
www.webmd.com
Health magazine
Lifestyle advice from the publishers of Health magazine.
www.health.com
Yahoo health
Articles and videos on a broad range of health topics.
health.yahoo.com
Breast Cancer Events
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
Walk, volunteer, or donate to this 8-city yearly event.
www.avonwalk.org
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Walk in this yearly event and raise money for cancer research and support programs.
www.cancer.org
Play for P.I.N.K. Golf Events
Raises money for cancer research with golf tournaments held in 12 states.
www.playfortime.org
The Race for the Cure
Join more than 1 million participants worldwide, and make a difference.
www.komen.org
Revlon Run/Walk for Women
Help to fight women’s cancers in NY or LA.
www.revlonrunwalk.com
Support and Education
BreastCancer.org
Friendly site with facts, news, and support for women with breast cancer.
www.breastcancer.org
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Helps women affected by breast cancer learn more and stay informed.
www.lbbc.org
National Cancer Institute
Part of the US National Institutes of Health. Provides research news and general
facts about all kinds of cancer.
www.cancer.gov
Sisters Network
First national African American breast cancer group. Focuses on helping and supporting
others.
www.sistersnetworkinc.org
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Raises money for breast cancer research and aims to find a cure for breast cancer.
www.komen.org
Food and Drug Administration
News, facts, and findings from the US Food and Drug Administration.
www.fda.gov
Positive attitudes
Listen as doctors discuss recent findings about cancer and talk with patients.
www.vitaloptions.org
Tips on finding support groups, from the National Institute of Mental Health
www.nmha.org
Connecting with others: The Cancer Survivors Network
www.acscsn.org
“Sleep Tips for the Perpetually Awake” from the Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.com
"Your Guide to Healthy Sleep" from The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Diet
Nutrition guidelines from the US Department of Agriculture
www.mypyramid.gov
Nutrition advice and links from the US Department of Health and Human Services
healthierus.gov/nutrition.html
A complete week’s menu for a healthy diet from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.health.gov
Weight control tips, based on advice from the National Institutes of Health
win.niddk.nih.gov
Find out about healthy portion sizes from the American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
"The Breast Cancer Diet" from Prevention magazine
www.prevention.com
Exercise
“Fitness Fundamentals” from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.hoptechno.com
"Fitting in Fitness" from the American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
"Healthy Heart Exercise"
www.hearthub.org
An introduction to yoga.
www.abc-of-yoga.com (beginner’s guide)
www.abc-of-yoga.com(yoga practice)
Getting started with tai chi
www.everyday-taichi.com
Exercises for breast cancer survivors.
www.prevention.com
www.health.msn.com
AROMASIN® (exemestane tablets) is a prescription medicine for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with estrogen-receptor positive early breast cancer. Treatment with AROMASIN should begin after 2 to 3 years of tamoxifen, at which time tamoxifen should be discontinued. Treatment with AROMASIN should continue for 2 to 3 years (until the completion of a total of 5 years of adjuvant treatment with tamoxifen and AROMASIN).
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