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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 |
| 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 |
| Uncertain Journey: Women's Experience of Living with Cancer |
| Author
| Anne Dennison |
| Publisher
| Patten Press |
| Description
| An account of a young woman's struggle to come to terms with a diagnosis of advanced ovarian cancer. |
| ISBN
| 1872229239 |
| Date
| 1996 |
Booklets and factsheets
| 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 |
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