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References

• AAFP breast cancer screening recommendations.
  These recommendations created considerable discussion when they were first released. See also Nelson HD below.
• ACOG practice bulletin. Breast cancer screening. Number 42, April 2003. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2003;81(3):313-23.
• Breast cancer
  American Society of Clinical Oncology.
• Breast cancer
  National Cancer Institute: detection, prevention, risk factors,statistics, treatment.
• Breast cancer early detection
  American Cancer Society.
• Breast cancer information for health care professionals
  National Cancer Institute.
• Breast cancer information
  Oncolink. Screening, risk factors, treatment, support groups, FAQ, etc.
• Breast cancer links
  MedlinePlus®. Some information in Spanish.
• CDC breast cancer statistics
• Breast cancer summary
• Breast cancer risk assessment
  National Cancer Institute.
• Breast cancer risk assessment
  Siteman Cancer Center.
• Clinical trials
  NIH (inclusive site).
• Knutson D, Steiner E.
  Screening for breast cancer: current recommendations and future directions. Am Fam Physician. 2007 Jun 1;75(11):1660-6.
  See also Nelson HD, below.
• Lymphatic diseases
  MedlinePlus®.
• Lymphodema: What treatments offer relief
• McCready D, Holloway C, Shelley W, Down N, Robinson P, Sinclair S, et al. Surgical management of early stage invasive breast cancer: a practice guideline. Can J Surg. 2005 Jun;48(3):185-94.
• Nelson HD, Tyne K, Naik A, Bougatsos C, Chan BK, Humphrey L; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for breast cancer: an update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Nov 17;151(10):727-37, W237-42.
• NICE Clinical guidelines: Early and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
• Novartis breast cancer clinical trials
• Search the National Guideline Clearinghouse for clinical practice guidelines.
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation