Browse by topic: Breast Cancer, Lymphedema, Fashion and Beauty, Exercise, Massage Therapy

Breast Cancer

  • The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is a global leader in the fight against breast cancer, through its support of research and education.
  • Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is a nonprofit dedicated to the concerns and issues that are unique to young women and breast cancer.
  • Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering all women affected by breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life.
  • Breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer.
  • American Cancer Society: Breast Cancer provides general information on breast cancer.
  • "The Empty Cup Runneth Over" is a book written by Cindy Papale and Sabrina Hernandez focused on issues surrounding breast cancer. Find the LympheDIVAs inside!
  • Pink-Link is an online breast cancer support group.
  • Beyond Boobs Inc supports young women (pre-menapausal) who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and educates women of all ages to take charge of their breast health.
  • Beyond the Boobie Trap a website for breast cancer survivors to move beyond treatment into a new way of “normal” living.
  • Bereaved Families Relief Network (BFRIN) is a non-profit organization providing product grants and counseling to women diagnosed with breast cancer and lymphedema.
  • PearlPoint Cancer Support provides personalized and compassionate guidance to any adult impacted by cancer, free of charge.
  • KY Pink Connection "Your link to hope". Their mission is to provide support by reducing and/or eliminating barriers to screening, diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer patients.
  • 1UpOnCancer features diet/supplements, mind/body exercises, psychosocial support and free programs for survivors. Click on the resources tab for freebies, cancer organizations and cancer-fighting recipes."

Lymphedema

Fashion and Beauty

  • Cancer Be Glammed helps women battle the side effects of cancer treatment in comfort & style. Their website features fashionable post-op necessities, chemotherapy and radiation products, and unique gifts. Their guide,”What The Doctor Didn’t Order“ provides stylish recovery solutions and is downloadable from their site.
  • Shop Well with You (SWY) is a nonprofit organization and body-image resource for women surviving cancer, their caregivers and healthcare providers.
  • Slice of Fashion LLC makes accessories for women with lymphedema.
  • Bella Bandanas makes custom designed Swarovski crystal bandanas.
  • Spirited Sisters™: Healing Threads™ Collection of Designer Hospital Gowns understand the physical and emotional demands of fighting any illness. These garments are sophisticated, attractive, comforting and dignified.
  • Haralee.com creates fantastic sleepwear and pillowcases which are made of wick-away fabrics so hot flashes do not ruin your sleep! These fabrics draw perspiration away from the body to the fabric where it evaporates quickly- just like LympheDIVAs sleeves!
  • The beaubeau: “Beautiful Scarves for Beautiful Heads” Treat yourself to a scarf that is ‘heads above the rest’. This unique scarf was designed by someone who lost her own hair and wanted to remain fashionable and stylish. The beaubeau unites fashion and function and provides maximum comfort and security. We also provide sleep caps that stay in place while sleeping, headband scarves and unique gifts! Just because you have lost your hair does not mean you have lost your sense of style!
  • Janac Mastectomy Wear developed the Been-A-Boob® breast prosthesis, a non-silicone form designed by a breast cancer survivor. Janac also produces different styles of specially designed bras and bra-tanks that gives new life to women with altered, removed or uneven breasts, allowing women all over the world to live with confidence, knowing that only they will know that they are wearing a prosthesis.
  • Titillating Turbans are versatile 2-piece turban & head scarf sets that beautifully disguise hair loss, with endless ways to style them for casual wear to high fashion. Designed for a perfect fit with or without your own hair or a wig, you will look fabulous at every stage of hair thinning, loss or regrowth. Whether for yourself or as a gift, this timeless accessory will be enjoyed for years to come. “Look as Beautiful as We Know You Are.”
  • Intuition Recovery Bra, designed by women for women, is a revolutionary new device that is the first and only postoperative bra to address the top five postoperative concerns of women: heal kicker, with less pain, less scarring, less irritation and adjustable fit.

Exercise

  • Ocean Soul Yoga Learn about yoga for cancer recovery and purchase the new Yoga for cancer recovery DVD created by breast cancer survivor and LympheDIVAS client Claire Petretti.
  • Lithe Method is a Philadelphia-area studio that uses a program of stretching and strengthening all the muscles in the body, from nose to toe. They offer a class geared specifically for breast cancer survivors called Lithe Pink.
  • Pink Ribbon Program is dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle and positive body image to all breast cancer survivors. They will will help stretch and strengthen the shoulder, chest, back, and abdominal muscles, allowing women to regain full range of motion to those areas affected by breast cancer surgery.

Massage Therapy

  • A Caring Touch for Cancer is a website designed for patients to gather information about the benefits of massage performed by a trained oncology massage therapist during treatment for cancer.