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CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. It is the patient information website of Cancer Research UK. CancerHelp UK covers a wide range of topics including cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow up and has extensive questions and answers sections. All the information is freely available to all and written in a way that people can easily understand.

Cancer Options is a private, cancer consultancy where you can obtain consultancy, research and coaching for all the different cancer treatments and therapies.

Cancer Research UK has a vision to conquer cancer through world-class research.

Cancer-UK is an independent non-profit site which aims to provide both an overview and a gateway to UK based cancer resources. It is part of the CancerIndex family of Web sites, established 1996.

Cervical Cancer Initiative provides healthcare professionals with information and resources on cervical cancer prevention.  The site has been developed by a group of UK experts in the field of cervical cancer.

Colposcopy UK provides an educational Internet site produced to inform and help the many people interested in cervical smears, colposcopy and cervical cancer screening, who use the Internet as an important source of information.

DES Action UK are a medical charity whose aim is to provide information to the public and medical practioners about DES - diethylstilboestrol. This is a synthetic oestrogen prescribed in the UK until 1975 to prevent miscarriage for which there have been several side effects.

fpa (Family Planning Association) is the UK's leading sexual health charity working to improve the sexual health of all people throughout the UK.

GynaeCheck is a female health network. They offer unlimited access to a Gynaecologist and regular health briefings. They give regular advice on HRT, contraception, menopause, period problems or any other gynaecological worries.  A referral letter from your GP is not needed.

The IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) is the World Health Organisation's leading source for information about cancer.

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. They provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and campaign for better cancer care.

The National Cancer Research Network (NCRN) was created to provide a world-class health service infrastructure to support cancer research in England and is one of the most substantial and constructive developments in cancer research to be made in recent years.

The NHS Cervical Screening Programme provides information about the screening process within the UK.

NHS Choices is a "one-stop-shop" of easily accessible information on health and well-being.

NHS Direct is a 24 hour nurse-led telephone advice and information service and is part of the National Health Service. By calling NHS Direct you and your family has round the clock access to information and advice about health, illness and health services.

PALS is available to get patient advice and liaison services throughout England.

Patient UK is a directory of health, disease, and related websites from the UK. The site is edited by two GPs.

Susan Quilliam is a relationship psychologist and agony aunt specialising in intimate relationships, love and sexuality.

The RCOG is dedicated to the encouragement of the study and the advancement of the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology.

The Royal Marsden Hospital is one of the UK's leading comprehensive cancer centres, acknowledged worldwide for the quality of its services.

Tell Her is an educational website on cervical cancer and human papillomavirus.  They also have an Irish website.

Trachelectomy.  A website giving information on radical vaginal trachelectomy.

The Venus Appeal website gives women the facts about the four main gynaecological cancers - womb cancer, ovarian cancer, vulval cancer and cervical cancer. The site describes the symptoms of each and highlights those who may be at a greater risk, enabling women to be more aware of changes to their own bodies. The site also explains where and how to get help.

The Ulster Cancer Foundation – Northern Ireland’s leading local cancer charity - is dedicated to helping save lives and enhancing the quality of life of everyone affected by cancer.

Our new website provides information on the work that we do – providing support services, researching new and better treatments for cancer, undertaking education and prevention programmes as well as campaigning and advocacy work.

Women's Health London provides health information on gynaecological health issues such as heavy bleeding, fibroids, hysterectomy, the menopause and HRT, pelvic inflammatory disease and ovarian problems.

USA sites

• Clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA), a rare kind of vaginal and cervical cancer
• Increased risk for clear cell cancer appears to be highest for DES Daughters in their teens and early 20s. However, cases have been reported for DES Daughters in their 30s and 40s (Hatch, 1998).
• Reproductive tract structural differences (for example, T-shaped uterus)
• Pregnancy complications, such as ectopic (tubal) pregnancy and pre-term delivery
• Infertility

The Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists (SGNO) is an international organization of nurses and health professionals dedicated to the advancement of patient care, education, and research in the field of gynecologic oncology and women‚s health care.

The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) is a non-profit, international organization made up of obstetricians and gynecologists specializing in gynecologic oncology. Its purpose is to improve the care of women with gynecologic cancer, to raise standards of practice in gynecologic oncology and to encourage on-going research.

Women in Government (a non-profit organisation of women state legislators) launched the Challenge to Eliminate Cancer Campaign.

Worldwide sites

The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

EU sites

The European Cervical Cancer Consortium has been funded by the European Commission to undertake cost-benefit modelling of cervical cancer screening protocols based on new technologies, such as testing for the Human papillomavirus (HPV).

HPV Today is a newsletter, whose objective is to convey research information to clinicians and offer a comprehensive view of this rapidly evolving field. HPV Today inform on the relevant advances in diagnosis, prevention and clinical management of patients as well as conveying the current thinking of opinion leaders in the field.

Last Updated: 13 May 2008

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