Womb cancer reading list

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

Hysterectomy, vaginal repair and surgery for stress incontinence
Sally Haslett, Molly Jennings, Hilary Walsgrove and Wendy Weatheritt
Beaconsfield Pubs Ltd, 2010
ISBN 0906584620

A practical guide with information about the different types of hysterectomy operation. Tells you how to prepare for your operation and what to expect when you are recovering.

HRT – Everything you need to know to untangle the controversy, understand your options and make your own choices
Tara Parker Pope 
Rochdale International Ltd 2007
ISBN 1905744102

An American book aimed at helping to clear up some of the confusion around HRT.

The woman: a practical guide to women's health for men
Dr Ian Banks
Haynes; 2004
ISBN 1844251829

A practical guide to all aspects of women's health, written for men to help them understand and support the women in their lives.

This booklet can be downloaded from the Hysterectomy Association

Hysterectomy: the basics

The following publications can be ordered from Macmillan Cancer Support

Coping with advanced cancer (also on audiotape and audio CD)
Coping with hair loss 
Controlling cancer pain (also on audiotape and audio CD)
Controlling the symptoms of cancer (also on audiotape and audio CD)
Diet and cancer (also on audiotape and audio CD)
Lost for words – how to talk to someone with cancer
Pelvic radiotherapy in women: possible late effects 
Sexuality and cancer (also on audiotape and audio CD)
Talking about your cancer (also on audiotape and audio CD)
Talking to children when an adult has cancer (also on audiotape, audio CD and in Braille)
Understanding womb (endometrial) cancer (also on audiotape and audio CD)
Understanding cancer research trials (clinical trials)
Understanding chemotherapy
Understanding radiotherapy (also on audiotape, audio CD and in Welsh)

The following publications can be downloaded from the Royal Marsden Hospital Trust

Chemotherapy
Clinical trials
Radiotherapy
Your operation and anaesthetic

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