Cervical Cancer
Information about cervical cancer - symptoms, detection, diagnosis, and treatment. For information about cervical dysplasia, please see the HPV and Dysplasia page.
National
Cervical Cancer Coalition
NCCC is a grass roots advocacy and education organization. The site includes
some patient information and a lot of survivor stories.
Cervical
Cancer Overview
From the Daily Apple - very nice overview section on cervical cancer.
Understanding
Cancer of the Cervix
Clear presentation of the basic facts about cervical cancer, from UK-based CancerBACUP.
An excellent starting place.
Stages
of Cervical Cancer
The stages of cervical cancer, according to the FIGO (International Federation
of Gynecologic Oncologists) system.
Stories
from Survivors
From the "Eyes on the Prize" site - stories told by women who have "been there".
Although everyone's case is different, reading the stories of others give you
some ideas about what you might expect, and the realization that others have
come through this as well or better than before.
Jo's
Trust
A very personal web site, created by the family of a woman who died of cervical
cancer, and who have become dedicated to educating other women not to repeat
some of the mistakes they feel were made. Also committed to advocacy and promoting
improved care in the UK.
Cervical
Cancer
Good article from the Gynecologic Oncology Associates site. Includes staging
information, and a section on cervical cancer and pregnancy.
NCI's
Cervical Cancer Information Page
There is an absolute wealth of information here - everything from basic information
to articles about coping emotionally, to dealing with side effects of treatments.
Articles intended for health care professionals are clearly labeled.
411Cancer.com
Treatment Overview
This excellent site gives an overview, not only of treatment options for cervical
cancer, but of the research which informs those options. More technical than
most consumer sites, but still readable and gives good explanations.
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