American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) web-based tool designed to recruit motivated consumers who will advocate for the family health issues they care about. The new site, The Family Health Advocate, shares information on issues such as the cost of health insurance and patient-centered medical homes, providing links for consumers to contact their elected officials and tips for making effective contact.

Breast Cancer Support Searching for a safe place to meet people to talk about your experience dealing with breast cancer? At this site you may also learn about breast cancer diagnostic procedures such as mammograms. Read about breast cancer treatment options (radiation, chemotherapy and breast surgery). Learn about breast cancer genetics, support groups, make a smart breast health plan and review many other items.

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered A nonprofit organization for women with increased risk of cancer due to family history and genetic status, and for members of families in which a BRCA mutation may be present.

Family Health History (Genetic Alliance) Family health history is especially important to individuals living with genetic and rare conditions. Most, if not all, diseases have some genetic component. Whether specific genes cause or increase one's risk for a condition, knowledge of family health history increases an individual's chances of making positive health choices.

Genetics Home Reference
The information provided is current and is useful for all healthcare professionals, patients, family members and members of the public about genetic conditions and the genes responsible for those conditions. This information was updated August 9, 2006.