Programs / Services
For Women and Families
Conferences
LBBC's educational conferences can help you make informed choices about your health and well-being and assist your families, friends and healthcare providers. Leading national experts share the latest technical and practical information in large sessions and in specialized, interactive workshops. Learn about important medical and psychosocial issues such as breast cancer testing, and breast cancer side effects, and get information on breast cancer support, breast cancer survival rates and breast cancer resources. Conferences include time for networking. Learn more about upcoming teleconferences and past teleconferences. Learn more about upcoming conferences and past conferences.
Teleconferences
LBBC presents free teleconferences accessible to you by phone or over the Internet. Teleconferences address medical findings from leading breast cancer conferences, give detailed information on new treatments and clinical trials and explore quality-of-life issues. Scheduled at convenient times, LBBC teleconferences offer opportunities for you to ask questions. Topics covered include breast cancer testing, clinical trials, treatment advances, breast cancer side effects, anxiety and depression, advanced breast cancer, breast reconstruction, fertility and pregnancy, breast cancer resources and more. For a list of upcoming teleconferences and teleconference updates, click here.
Survivors’ Helpline 888.753.LBBC (5222)
Do you want to talk to a breast cancer survivor who understands what you are facing? For breast cancer support, consider calling the LBBC Survivors' Helpline, a national, toll-free telephone service staffed by trained volunteers affected by breast cancer. Helpline volunteers are dedicated to offering guidance, information and hope in a confidential setting. A breast cancer survivor will answer the phone live on Tuesdays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm EST. At any other time, leave a message and a breast cancer survivor will return your call within 24 hours. Our personalized matching service connects you with women in similar circumstances. Spanish-speaking helpline volunteers are available.
Please note that this service is not intended as a substitute or replacement for professional counseling or medical services, but sometimes it helps to talk to someone who has "been there."
Lbbc.org
Lbbc.org contains powerful, in-depth information on breast cancer resources and issues. You can sign up for our free mailing list, read newsletters and transcripts, order publications, register for events and donate to the cause. Visit our message boards and our page at Lotsa Helping Hands to start or join a supportive community of women affected by breast cancer or caregivers.
Newsletters
LBBC's quarterly newsletters deliver medical information in clear, understandable language and explore emotional issues respectfully and compassionately. Regular content includes news from recent medical conferences, profiles of women with breast cancer and updates on clinical trials. Download and read current and past issues of the newsletter.
Publications
LBBC publishes culturally sensitive books in consultation with community-based groups and healthcare providers. Download the following PDFs now:
- We Celebrate Tomorrow: Latinas Living Beyond Breast Cancer (English)
- Celebramos el Mañana: Latinas que Sobreviven el Cáncer del Seno (Spanish)
These publications are distributed free to women with breast cancer and at low cost to health and social service providers. Learn more about our books or visit our Marketplace for information on how to place an order.
Recordings
LBBC makes programs available nationwide by audio recording events. Low-cost compact discs and audiotapes from the LBBC audio library contain presentations from experts on a wide variety of medical treatments and quality-of-life concerns. For a list of available recordings and ordering information, click here.
Networking Programs
Networking programs in the Philadelphia area bring you face-to-face with local experts and provide opportunities for you and your family to find breast cancer support, information, support and friendship. Specialized programs focus on the needs of women diagnosed before age 45, women of color and women at high risk for developing breast cancer. Topics include diet and nutrition, fertility and pregnancy, breast cancer genetics, and sexuality, intimacy and body image and breast cancer side effects. Learn more about upcoming networking events.
Library
LBBC maintains the Paula A. Seidman Library and Resource Center, the Philadelphia region's only comprehensive library of books and breast cancer resources. Free and open to the public, the center contains books, pamphlets, newsletters, magazines, audiotapes and videos on breast cancer and related topics.
