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CANCER TYPE > TESTES > RESOURCES & SUPPORT > PATIENT INFORMATION GUIDEUK Patient Information Guide: Testicular 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
| Bald Head | |
| Author | Ferdia Macanna |
| Publisher | Raven Arts Press |
| Description | The author tells his own story of being diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 31, his experiences of chemotherapy and ultimately being cured. He writes about how having cancer affected his daily life and relationships. |
| ISBN | 1851860479 |
| Date | 1991 |
Booklets and factsheets
| Don't just scratch 'em... Check 'em out | |
| Author | Action Cancer |
| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | Action Cancer, 1 Marlborough Place, Belfast BT9 6X3. Tel: 028 9024 4200. Email: info@actioncancer.org. Online at: www.actioncancer.org/leaflets/testicularcancer.pdf (PDF document) |
| Keep yourself healthy: a guide to examining your testicles | |
| Author | FAIR (Family Advice & Information Resource) |
| Description | Booklet for people with learning disabilities. |
| Obtain from | FAIR, 95 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1QG. Tel: 0131 662 1962. Email: fair@fairadvice.org.uk |
| URL | http://www.fairadvice.org.uk/booklets.htm |
| Men and cancer | |
| Author | Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Description | A booklet aimed specifically at men and based on the experiences of a group of men who have either had cancer or cared for someone with cancer. |
| Obtain from | Macmillan Cancer Support, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7UQ Tel: 0808 8080000 Email: cancerline@macmillan.org.uk |
| URL | http://www.macmillan.org.uk |
| Testicular cancer | |
| Author | Royal Marsden NHS Trust |
| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Online at: www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/RMH/cancer/learnaboutcancer/testicular/ |
| Testicular cancer - spot the symptoms early | |
| Author | Cancer Research UK |
| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | Online at http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/ourpublications/cancerawareness/?a=5441 |
| Understanding testicular cancer | |
| Author | Cancerbackup |
| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from Cancerbackup |
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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