Books about Advocacy:

The Breast Cancer Wars: Hope Fear, and the Pursuit of a Cure in Twentieth-Century America by Barron H. Lerner, M.D.

Waking up, Fighting Back: The Politics of Breast Cancer by Roberta Altman

A Darker Ribbon : Breast Cancer, Women, and Their Doctors in the Twentieth Century by Ellen Leopold

Dancing with the Devil by Karen Stabiner

Links to improve your knowledge of breast cancer advocacy and help you become a better advocate:

The National Breast Cancer Coalition

Find out who your representatives are at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov

View the status of legislative bills by going to thomas.loc.gov

Keep track of how your representatives vote by going to www.vote-smart.org or www.rollcall.com

Visit the White House

Visit the Library of Congress

Key phone numbers and emails:

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
The President of the United States: 202-456-1414 or president@whitehouse.gov
The Vice President of the United States: 202-456-2326 vice.president@whitehouse.gov
White House Comments: 202-456-1111
Register your opinion on an issue: 202-456-1111
Whether a Bill is signed or vetoed: 202-456-2226
Library of Congress-Congressional Research: 202-707-5700
Democratic National Committee: 202-863-8000
Republican National Committee: 202-863-8500