Peer support and resources.

Resources in Canada

Canadian Association of Genetic Counselors

Canadian Breast Cancer Network
Tel: 1-800-685-8820
The Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) is the national voice of breast cancer survivors and serves as the pulse of Canada's breast cancer community.

Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance
790 Bay Street, Suite 1000, Toronto, ON M5G 1N8
E-mail: cbcra@cbcf.org
Tel: (416) 596-6598
Fax: (416) 596-1714

Canadian Cancer Society
E-mail: info@cis.cancer.ca
Tel: 1-888-939-3333
This Web site will give you information about hereditary breast cancer. Audio tapes and printed booklets are also available.

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Society of Alberta (HBOC)
#114, 11728 Kingsway Avenue
Edmonton, AB T2G 0X5
E-mail: hbocsociety@telus.net
Tel: (780) 488-HBOC / 488-4262
The Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Society of Alberta is a provincial non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education and support to individuals, families and communities impacted by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.

National Ovarian Cancer Association (Canada)
27 Park Road, Toronto, ON M4W 2N2
E-mail: noca@ovariancanada.org
Tel: 416-962-2700 or 1-877-413-7970 (toll free)
Fax: 416-962-2701
The National Ovarian Cancer Association is dedicated to overcoming ovarian cancer, providing leadership by supporting women and their families living with the disease, raising awareness in the general public and with health care professionals, and funding research to develop reliable early detection techniques, improved treatments and ultimately, a cure.

National Cancer Institute of Canada
10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M4V 3B1
Tel: (416) 961-7223
Fax: (416) 961-4189

Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Canada
Tel: (604) 877-6187
Provides a voice for Canadians in all regions who have been touched by Ovarian Cancer; to mobilize support for improved diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for Ovarian Cancer; and nationwide access to information regarding Ovarian Cancer.

Resources in the United States

American Board of Genetic Counseling
9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998
Tel: (301) 634-7316
Fax: (301) 634-7320

Cancer Genetics Network
Cancer control and population sciences. A resource supporting the research community at large.

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
6057 Tampa Palms Blvd. W., PMB #373, Tampa, FL 33647
Tel: (954) 255-8732
Fax: (954) 827-2200
Provides women with resources to determine whether they are at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer due to genetic predisposition, family history, or other factors. Information is available for families investigating options for managing and living with breast and ovarian cancer high risk factors. This group represents the concerns and interests of our high-risk constituency to the cancer advocacy community, the scientific and medical community, the legislative community, and the general public.

Myriad Laboratories
320 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Tel: 1-800-469-7423 (Patient and Health Care Info.)
Fax: (301) 634-7320

National Cancer Institute
NCI Public Inquiries Office 6116 Executive Boulevard, Room 3036A, Bethesda, MD 20892-8322
Tel: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) or TTY: 1-800-332-8615

National Society of Genetic Counselors
233 Canterbury Drive, Wallingford, PA 19086-6617
E-mail: FYI@nsgc.org
Tel: (610) 872-7608