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Booklets There are a wide range of booklets / pamphlets available (and some videos and audio cassettes), some translated into several languages. It is not appropriate for the woman with breast cancer to be given all the available materials when she is first diagnosed. Rather it is important that she and her family and friends have access to the relevant materials at the time of need. Your Breast Care Nurse (BCN), or other members of your medical treatment team, may be able to provide you with the relevant materials as you need them. If they cannot, then the following organizations provide a very wide range of resources, not all of which are individually listed. National Breast Cancer Centre These booklets, produced by NBCC, have been mentioned as reference material in this Breast Services Loddon Mallee website:
You can obtain these booklets (and many other resources, some in multiple languages) by:
As well as producing their own material, the Cancer Council source and distribute a wide range of materials. Some of these are in languages other than English. If you talk to a nurse counsellor on their Cancer Helpline they will very likely have materials which suit your needs. To mention only a few of the publications they distribute:
BreastScreen produce a range of materials about breast screening, some in multiple languages. You can obtain these booklets by:
Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) |
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