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CANCER TYPE > HEAD & NECK > RESOURCES & SUPPORT > PATIENT INFORMATION GUIDEUK Patient Information Guide: Head and neck 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
| Looking Forward: The Speech and Swallowing Guidebook for People with Cancer of the Larynx or Tongue | |
| Author | Jack E. Thomas, Rober L. Keith |
| Publisher | Thieme Medical Publishing, 2004 |
| Description | An American book written by speech therapists. Prepares people for treatment and answers many commonly asked questions about speech and swallowing. |
| ISBN | 1-588902-94-3 |
| Date | 2004 |
| Me and My Face | |
| Author | Victoria Henderson |
| Publisher | Let's Face It |
| Description | A light-hearted look at facial disfigurement. It is written for children and their parents. |
| Date | 1989 |
| Obtain from | Christine Piff, Let's Face It, 72 Victoria Avenue, Westgate On Sea, Kent CT8 8BH. Tel: 01843 833724. |
| URL | http://www.lets-face-it.org.uk/publications.html |
Booklets and factsheets
| Changing Faces publications | |
| Publisher | Changing Faces |
| Description | Produces a wide range of resources, including self-help booklets, children's fiction, leaflets, videos and information packs for professionals across a broad range of subjects associated with disfigurement. |
| Obtain from | All their publications are described on the Changing Faces website at www.changingfaces.org.uk, under 'Resources'. |
| Open up to mouth cancer - how to detect it early | |
| Author | Cancer Research UK |
| Description | This leaflet contains information about the signs, symptoms and causes of mouth cancer and how you can reduce your risk of the disease. |
| Obtain from | Online at http://publications.cancerresearchuk.org and 'Browse by Subject' or call 020 7061 8333 or email publications@cancer.org.uk |
| Understanding cancer of the head and neck | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
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