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Read important books about the history, politics, economics, and social aspects of breast cancer and the health care system. Make sure these books are in your local libraries!
- Learn from the audios and videos listed on BCC’s resource page.
- Consider myths and truths about breast cancer.
- Search for evidence-based analyses of breast cancer issues.
- Evaluate health news stories with a critical eye.
- Health News Review provides excellent criteria on what consumers need to know in stories on treatments, tests, products, and procedures and why.
- Here is a glossary of terms that is useful when reading health news.
- Read BCC’s “News and Views” page, which highlights current headlines and perspectives that speak to the complexities of cancer.
- Look for issues that don’t make the headlines. Some of these are prevalent in blogs (such as Pink Ribbon Blues, ChemoBabe, Nancy’s Point, The Accidental Amazon, Women with Cancer, and others).
- Learn from others using social media sites such as twitter, and the #BCSM tweet chat.
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