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Promote breast cancer prevention awareness
October marks the 15th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Below are some selected sites to give you and your patients more information about breast cancer and prevention, as well as some downloadable education resources:
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Web: www.nbcam.org. This site offers a wide listing of ordering information for patient education resources. Click on "Materials and Resources," then "Information for Health Professionals." Three pages of resources will appear, including "Breast Cancer: Steps to Finding Breast Lumps Early," an easy-to-read patient education brochure from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Also, on the home page, click on "Help Promote," then "Tips for Planners" under "In the Clinic," to get ideas on how to promote breast cancer awareness in your facility.
- National Cancer Institute. Web: http://rex. nci.nih.gov. This site allows you to download a patient handout on mammograms, which can be personalized with your agency’s logo and address. Click on "Public," "Communication and Education Resources, "Copy-Ready Material," then "Mammograms Not Just Once, But For A Lifetime." The site also offers an on-line ordering service for up to 20 free educational items, including brochures and posters. Go to publications.nci. nih.gov, and click on "Types of Cancer," then "Breast."
- American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Resource Center. Web: www.cancer.org. Click on "Prevention," then "Breast Cancer" in the pull-down menu to access the Breast Cancer Resource Center. Information is presented in English and Spanish on such topics as risk factors, prevention, and causes.
- Office of Women’s Health, Department of Health and Human Services, National Women’s Health Information Center. Web: www.4woman. gov. Click on "Health Professionals," then "For Your Patients (FAQs)," to access three freely reproducible fact sheets: "Breast Cancer," "Breast Cancer" (easy to read), and "Breast Cancer and African American Women."
Complementary medicine resource for nurses
Finally, a resource is available for nurses that presents practical, firsthand information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In CAM and Nursing: Integrating Complementary Medicine into Your Practice, nurse leaders in complementary medicine share how they have responded to growing patient demand for CAM therapies. This resource is published by American Health Consultants, publisher of Contraceptive Technology Update.
You will discover which complementary therapies patients want and how these sometimes ancient modalities will benefit your patients and practice. In addition, Lynn Keegan, BSN, PhD, FAAN, past president of the American Holistic Nurses Association and editor of Holistic Nursing Update, presents a comprehensive outline of how to develop a CAM program and integrate it into your health care setting.
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by: $49 reserves your copy of this invaluable CAM reference. Please contact customer service at (800) 688-2421 to place your order. Fax: (800) 284-3291. E-mail: [email protected].
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