The Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN)Canada's leading patient-directed organization of individuals concerned about breast cancer. CBCN strives to voice the views and concerns of breast cancer patients through education, advocacy activities, and the promotion of information sharing. The CBCN provides a dedicated section to Metastatic Breast Cancer. This site provides helpful information including financial concerns, how to locate support groups, practical issues and treatment for Canadian women living with MBC.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer As a person living with stage IV, or metastatic, breast cancer, you may have unique concerns about planning for treatment, coping with your diagnosis and managing your finances. This section of LBBC.ORG is dedicated to addressing your needs. Here, you will find tailored information and resources to help you face your diagnosis, understand the treatment options, manage symptoms and side effects, talk with your family and friends, and communicate with your employer.
You can contact them toll-free at (855) 807-6386 or by email at mail@lbbc.org.
FACEBOOK - Closed GroupThe Canadians with Metastatic Breast Cancer Facebook Group is a group just for Canadians living with this disease to feel safe and secure in discussing and assisting one another with the unique issues that come with having metastatic breast cancer while living in Canada. The group gives the Canadian perspective on healthcare, medications, insurance, disability, employment, and more.
Dr. Susan Love Research FoundationDr. Susan Love Research Foundation strives to challenge the status quo to achieve a future without breast cancer and improve the lives of people impacted by it now through education and advocacy. They drive collaborative cutting-edge research on cause and prevention. This very informative site provides information specifically about recurrence, symptoms, treatment and living with metastatic disease.
The Metastatic Breast Cancer Project takes a new approach to cancer research in which researchers partner directly with patients, who share their samples and clinical information in order to speed important discoveries. The project is being launched and funded by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard — a non-profit academic research institution with a mission to dramatically accelerate the understanding and treatment of disease. The goal is to reach out to patients with metastatic breast cancer throughout the USA and Canada in order to study their cancer using cutting-edge genomic and molecular research studies performed at the Broad Institute by allowing patients to participate in these studies regardless of where they live. We are also asking patients from all over the world to sign up so that we can collect information worldwide and eventually expand to additional countries.
