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Cervical Screening and Colposcopy
UK sources of information and / or support
This Website (Patient UK)
Has a leaflet called Cervical Screening Test
Cervical Screening Programme (the NHS)
Aims to reduce the number of deaths from cervical cancer by detecting and treating abnormalities in the cervix before cancer develops. Produces and distributes publications, cassettes and leaflets.
London Colposcopy
Private clinic but their website provides information on colposcopy, cervical cancer and related issues.
DIPEx
DIPEx (Database of Individual Patient Experiences) is an Oxford based registered charity. It is a database of audio, video and transcript of interviews with patients experiencing a particular illness or health problem. Includes a module on cervical screening.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
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- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
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- 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
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Cervical Screening Test ColposcopyMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Abnormal Cervical Smear Results Cervical Screening (Cervical Smear Test)Diagrams related to this topic (^ top of page)
Cervical Smear (diagram)UK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Cervical Cancer ScreeningOnline videos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Online videos on Cervical Cancer ScreeningRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Hope over smear test alternative Lesbian health problems 'ignored'Links to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
ColposcopyPoems and stories related to this topic (^ top of page)
AbnormalOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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