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Cancer of the Mouth
UK sources of information and / or support
Mouth Cancer Foundation
Easy access to information about mouth and throat cancers, treatments,complications, patient experiences and an online support group.
Saving Faces
Research based charity but includes information and support for people who have facial problems - including oral (mouth) cancer.
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan provide cancer information, practical advice and support for cancer patients, their families and carers.
CancerHelp UK
CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. It is brought to you by Cancer Research UK. They believe that information about cancer should be freely available to all and written in a way that people can easily understand.
Open up to Mouth Cancer
Information from Cancer Research UK.
Royal Marsden
A leading UK cancer centre, recognised worldwide for the quality of its services. Site includes comprehensive, authoritative patient information on cancer. See their Patient Information section.
Information on Frequently asked Questions About Cancers of the Mouth and Face
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Medicine Guide for Mouth cancer
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Mouth cancer
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Health Topic information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Cancer of the MouthSupport Groups related to this topic (^ top of page)
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Mouth Cancer Foundation
Saving FacesPatientPlus articles related to this topic (^ top of page)
Maxillofacial Injuries
Mouth and Tongue CancerLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Maxillofacial Conditions
Orthognathic SurgeryVideos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Links to online videos on Mouth Cancer
Mouth Cancer (video page)Patient UK Newspaper (^ top of page)
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Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
UK Guidelines
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Medline
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