Useful Links

The following is a list of links that might prove useful to you in your research. The links will be updated on a regular basis to try to provide you with helpful information, although please note that they are maintained by third parties over which Unilever has no control.

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a US-wide, community- based voluntary health organization with more than 3,400 local offices.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer
www.breakthrough.org.uk Breakthrough Breast Cancer is the UK's leading breast cancer charity and is committed to fighting breast cancer through research and awareness.

Breastcancer.org
www.breastcancer.org
breastcancer.org is a US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Care
www.breastcancercare.org.uk
The leading provider of breast cancer information and support across the UK. They are committed to providing accessible, high-quality services for everyone affected by breast cancer.

Cancer Research UK
www.cancerresearchuk.org
A free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. They believe that information about cancer should be freely available to all and written in a way that people can easily understand.

Cancer BACUP
www.cancerbacup.org.uk
Europe's leading cancer information service, with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.

Europa Donna
www.cancerworld.org
Events, activities and research undertaken by the European Breast Cancer Coalition, Europa Donna. Includes background about the organisation and its objectives

The Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.com
Mayo Clinic Health Information's award-winning consumer Web site offers health information, and self-improvement and disease management tools. MayoClinic.com's medical experts and editorial professionals bring you access to the knowledge and experience of Mayo Clinic for all of your consumer health information needs, from cancer, diabetes and heart disease to nutrition, exercise and pregnancy.

Sense About Science
www.senseaboutscience.org.uk
A charitable trust set up to encourage an evidence-based approach to scientific and technological developments. Includes information about how to evaluate 'scientific' research.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
www.komen.org
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation supports a number of innovative research and community-based outreach programs aimed at eradicating breast cancer as a life-threatening disease.

UK Breast Cancer Screening Programme
www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/breastscreen/
Comprehensive details about the NHS's breast cancer screening programme, including a number of documents for download which provide good background for those interested

SNOPES
www.snopes.com
An comprehensive collection of urban legends, including many health-related myths. The site identifies a listing of common myths, ranks them according to true, false or unconfirmed and provides research and background to support this categorisation.