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This page gives details of a selection of booklets and leaflets about vuval cancer. There is information about

 

Books about women's cancer

Gynaecological Cancer Guide - Sex, Sanity & Survival
Margaret Heffernan & Michael Quinn
Michelle Anderson Publishing, 2003

A well written, informative, and easy to read book by an Australian patient and her doctor. Shows that it is possible to have a good life after cancer. It includes the anatomy and function of female reproductive organs, gynaecological cancers and their treatment. Has a chapter about sex survival strategies. It is sexually explicit.
ISBN 0855723327

 

Booklets and factsheets from other organisations

You can find a list of books about cancer, treatments, and living with cancer on our general reading list.

From Macmillan Cancer Support

Understanding cancer of the vulva
Understanding cancer research trials (clinical trials)
Understanding chemotherapy (also on audiotape)
Understanding radiotherapy (also on audiotape)
Controlling cancer pain (also on audiotape)
Controlling the symptoms of cancer (also on audiotape)
Coping with hair loss (also on audiotape)
Diet and cancer (also on audiotape)
Lost for words - how to talk to someone with cancer
Pelvic radiotherapy in women - possible late effects (joint publication with Cancer Research UK)
Sexuality and cancer (also on audiotape)
Talking about your cancer (also on audiotape)
Talking to children about cancer (also on audiotape)

 

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