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BREAST CANCER
http://www.avoncompany.com/women/avoncrusade
Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness site features: The History, The Crusade, Women on the Move, Global Initiatives, The Foundation, Women of Earth and Avon Running.

BREASTCANCERINFO.COM
http://www.komen.org/intradoc-cgi/idc_cgi_isapi.dll?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=300
BreastCancerInfo.com provides information pertaining to: Breast Health, News & Events, Celebrating Survivors, Race for the Cure, and more.

MAYOCLINIC.COM : PREGNANCY CENTER
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy/PR99999
MayoClinic.Com's Pregnancy Center provides extensive information pertaining to pregnancy and the problems that sometimes cause concern. The site offers additional links to: fertility drugs, later-age pregnancy, and infant information.

MERCK MANUAL HOME EDITION (2ND)--BREAST DISORDERS
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec22/ch251/ch251a.jsp
The Merck Manual Home Edition has provided the following information about breast disorders: breast pain, cysts, fibrocystic breast disease, fibrous breast lumps, nipple discharge, breast infection and abscess, breast cancer, and Paget's Disease of the Nipple.

NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON BREAST CANCER (NAPBC)
http://www.4woman.gov/napbc/
NAPBC includes: What's New, Activities & Publications, History & Working Groups, Information on the Web, and Clinical Trials. A Spanish translation is available.

NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER COALITION (NOCC)
http://64.132.170.241/newnocc/updateie.asp
The NOCC provides the medical community and general public with a national resource focused solely on ovarian cancer. They provide complete and timely information on the disease, and show how to get more involved both locally and nationally in the fight against this cancer.

NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER
http://www.4woman.gov/x/index.htm
The National Women's Health Information Center includes: FAQ's, Health Information, References, Current Events, Federal Networks, Site Index, and What's New.

WOMEN'S HEALTH: IVILLAGE
http://www.ivillagehealth.com/library/nwh/
Developed in cooperation with the National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC), this web site is a resource for information about diseases, disorders and health issues affecting women. Each topic is presented a format that includes overview, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, facts to know, questions to ask, frequently asked questions, and quiz. The NWHRC is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating all women about health and wellness issues.

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BREAST CANCER http://www.avoncompany.com/women/avoncrusade Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness site features: The History, The Crusade, Women on the Move, Global Initiatives, The Foundation, Women of Earth and Avon Running.
BREASTCANCERINFO.COM http://www.komen.org/intradoc-cgi/idc_cgi_isapi.dll?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=300 BreastCancerInfo.com provides information pertaining to: Breast Health, News & Events, Celebrating Survivors, Race for the Cure, and more.
MAYOCLINIC.COM : PREGNANCY CENTER http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy/PR99999 MayoClinic.Com's Pregnancy Center provides extensive information pertaining to pregnancy and the problems that sometimes cause concern. The site offers additional links to: fertility drugs, later-age pregnancy, and infant information.
MERCK MANUAL HOME EDITION (2ND)--BREAST DISORDERS http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec22/ch251/ch251a.jsp The Merck Manual Home Edition has provided the following information about breast disorders: breast pain, cysts, fibrocystic breast disease, fibrous breast lumps, nipple discharge, breast infection and abscess, breast cancer, and Paget's Disease of the Nipple.
NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON BREAST CANCER (NAPBC) http://www.4woman.gov/napbc/ NAPBC includes: What's New, Activities & Publications, History & Working Groups, Information on the Web, and Clinical Trials. A Spanish translation is available.
NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER COALITION (NOCC) http://64.132.170.241/newnocc/updateie.asp The NOCC provides the medical community and general public with a national resource focused solely on ovarian cancer. They provide complete and timely information on the disease, and show how to get more involved both locally and nationally in the fight against this cancer.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER http://www.4woman.gov/x/index.htm The National Women's Health Information Center includes: FAQ's, Health Information, References, Current Events, Federal Networks, Site Index, and What's New.
WOMEN'S HEALTH: IVILLAGE http://www.ivillagehealth.com/library/nwh/ Developed in cooperation with the National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC), this web site is a resource for information about diseases, disorders and health issues affecting women. Each topic is presented a format that includes overview, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, facts to know, questions to ask, frequently asked questions, and quiz. The NWHRC is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating all women about health and wellness issues.