Patient Resources

There are several helpful resources for women who have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer, survived breast cancer, or just want to join in the fight against breast cancer:

Educational Resources

Everything from understanding a diagnosis, getting facts and statistics, or knowing questions to ask your doctor, the Susan G. Komen Organization, at www.komen.org is one of the most comprehensive, user-friendly, accurate and up-to-date resources available online. If you have a breast cancer diagnosis, this is a great go-to source for education.

Other helpful websites:

Resources for Family Members:

Psychosocial Support Options for People with Cancer

Patient Authorization & Privacy Files

Financial Resources

Every Woman Counts (EWC):

EWC provides free clinical breast exams, mammograms, pelvic exams, and Pap tests to California’s underserved women. The mission of the EWC is to save lives by preventing and reducing the devastating effects of cancer for Californians through education, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, and integrated preventive services, with special emphasis on the underserved. EWC is part of the Department of Health Care Services’ Cancer Detection and Treatment Branch (CDTB).

Do you qualify for free services? You may if you:

Are 40 years old or older
Have low income (EWC Income Criteria)
Have no or limited insurance
Are not getting these services through Medi-Cal or another government-sponsored program
Live in California

For more information about EWC, including programs for cervical cancer diagnosis, go to the website below or call EWC’s consumer 1-800-511-2300 which is now available 24/7!