1. ADVANCED BREAST CANCER: A GUIDE TO LIVING WITH METASTATIC DISEASE by Musa Mayer (O'Reilley & Associates, Inc., Sebastopol, CA: 1998, $19.95). This updated, retitled edition of the author's 1997 Holding Tight, Letting Go, helps women lead everyday lives while coping with advanced disease. Includes information on treatment options, managing side effects and pain, finding support and handling emotional issues along with personal stories of men and women living with metastatic breast cancer. Contains a good resource section. Bookstores.
    
2. HOSPICE RESOURCES. Organizations to consult for information about hospice care and referrals to local hospice programs, include Hospice Foundation of America, 20001 S Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 638-5419 or www.hospicefoundation.org; Hospice Link, 190 Westbrook Rd., Essex, CT 06426-0713, (800) 331-1620; in Alaska and Connecticut, (203) 767-1620; and National Hospice Organization.
    
3. MANAGING CANCER PAIN (1994). Still current, this consumer booklet details the US Government's Agency for Health Care Policy and Research's guidelines for treating cancer pain. Available at no charge from AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907-8547, (800) 358-9293, Call (301) 594-1364 for more information.
    
4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT PAIN CONTROL: A GUIDE FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES (95-3264, 1993). Discusses pain control using both medical and non-medical methods. The emphasis is on explanation, self-help and patient participation. 76 pages. ACS (800) ACS-2345 or NCI's CIS, (800) 4-CANCER.

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