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CANCER TYPE > CERVIX > RESOURCES & SUPPORT > PATIENT INFORMATION GUIDEUK Patient Information Guide: Cervical cancer
This section lists information resources available in the UK for cancer patients and their families. For resources giving general information on cancer, its treatments and effects, please use the links in the right hand menu.
Books
| Gynaecological Cancer Guide: Sex, Sanity & Survival | |
| Author | Margaret Heffernan & Michael Quinn |
| Publisher | Michelle Anderson Publishing |
| Description | Written by an Australian patient and her doctor to show that a good life after cancer is possible. Includes anatomy and function of female reproductive organs, gynaecological cancers and their treatment. Has a really good chapter about sex survival strategies. This book is well written, informative, and easy to read. Sexually explicit: not suitable for children |
| ISBN | 0-855723-32-7 |
| Date | 2003 |
| Having a cervical smear | |
| Author | Haslett, Sally |
| Publisher | Beaconsfield Publishers |
| Description | Question and answer format. Discusses what the test involves, the different investigations and treatments and explains technical terms. |
| ISBN | 0-9065-8438-8 |
| Date | 1994 |
| Hysterectomy: What it is and How to Cope with it Successfully | |
| Author | Suzie Hayman |
| Publisher | Sheldon Press |
| Description | Written by a counsellor, this book is aimed at women who are facing a hysterectomy. It gives clear, non-medical explanations of what a hysterectomy is, what happens in hospital, the different types of operation and how to cope afterwards. Post-surgery exercises and manoeuvres are covered. |
| ISBN | 0-8596-9870-X |
| Date | 2002 |
| The Menopause and HRT | |
| Author | Kathy Abernethy |
| Publisher | Bailliere Tindall |
| Description | An overview of all aspects of the menopause and its effect on women, with coverage of HRT. |
| ISBN | 0-702026-35-5 |
| Date | 2002 |
Booklets and factsheets
| Cancer of the cervix | |
| Author | Royal Marsden NHS Trust |
| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Hochland and Hochland Publications Ltd, 174A Ashley Road, Hale, Cheshire WA15 9SF Tel: 0161 2734156 Fax: 0161 929 1818 |
| Cervical Screening The Facts | |
| Author | Department of Health |
| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | PO Box 777, London SE1 6XH. Tel: 0800 555 777. Email:dhmail@dh.gsi.gov.uk |
| URL | http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk |
| Hysterectomy, Vaginal Repair and Surgery for Stress Incontinence | |
| Author | Sally Haslett, Molly Jennings, Hilary Walsgrove & Wendy Weatheritt |
| Publisher | Beaconsfield Publishers |
| Description | Booklet |
| ISBN | 0906584531 |
| Date | 5th Edition - October 2003 |
| Preventing cervical cancer – why screening is important | |
| Author | Cancer Research UK |
| Description | This leaflet contains information about what affects your risk of cervical cancer and expalins how cervical screening saves thousands of lives each year. |
| Obtain from | Online at http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/ourpublications/cancerawareness/?a=5441 |
| The cervical smear test: have you had your smear test? | |
| Author | Wessex Cancer Trust Titles |
| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | Wessex Cancer Trust, Bellis House, 11 Westwood Road Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1DL Tel: 023 8067 2200 Fax: 023 8067 2266 |
| Understanding cervical cancer | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Understanding cervical screening | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
| Your cervical smear test: what happens now? | |
| Author | Wessex Cancer Trust Titles |
| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | Wessex Cancer Trust, Bellis House, 11 Westwood Road Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1DL Tel: 023 8067 2200 Fax: 023 8067 2266 |
All resources in UK patient information guide have been reviewed by Cancerbackup specialist nurses and all details were correct at time of review.
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