1. CANCER FACTS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE BREAST CANCER PREVENTION TRIAL (1998). This fact sheet answers common questions about The Breast Cancer Prevention Trial including its design, results and significance for women. 9 pages. Available at no charge from the National Cancer Institute (800) 4-CANCER.
    
2. THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S BREAST CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL. The "Risk Disk" (September 1998) is free from the NCI and serves as an interactive patient education tool to help assess an individual's risk of developing breast cancer. NCI, (800) 4-CANCER, for a free video to learn more about this test call (800) 898-8423.
    
3. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT BREAST CALCIFICATIONS (95-3198, 1995). This brief brochure discusses calcifications of the breast, their significance, and what can be done about them. 3 pages. NCI's CIS, (800) 4-CANCER.
    
4. UNDERSTANDING GENE TESTING (96-3905). This easy-to-understand guide provides readers with basic information and addresses issues raised when considering testing under managed care. 30 pages. Order from NCI's CIS, (800) 4-CANCER. (NIH publication No. 97-3905, January 1997, 31 pages).
    
5. The Family Cancer Risk Counseling and Genetic Testing Directory offers a listing of cancer risk counseling resources and genetic testing providers across the country. This online service is found on CancerNet; the website of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and can be assessed by visiting the web site at cancernet.nci.nih.gov/wwwprot/genetic/genesrch.shtml (no "www" is needed). The Directory is searchable by name, city, state, country, and type of cancer or cancer gene.

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