Cervical Screening and Colposcopy

UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has leaflets called Cervical Screening Test and Colposcopy

 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.

 Cancer Screening: The Colposcopy Examination

A leaflet from the NHS explaining The Colposcopy Examination.

 Cervical Screening Wales

Is responsible for the NHS cervical screening programme in Wales. Their website includes lots of information about cervical screening and colposcopy.

 Cervical Screening Northern Ireland

Is responsible for the NHS cervical screening programme in Northern Ireland. Their website includes lots of information about cervical screening and colposcopy.

 Cervical Screening in Scotland

Information for those in Scotland from the 'Fight Cervical Cancer' website.

 The Cervical Smear Test Explained

This leaflet provides information on the cervical screening programme as well as answering frequently asked questions about the test and the link between cervical cancer and HPV. Available in different languages. From Scotland's health improvement agency.

  London Colposcopy

Private clinic but their website provides information on colposcopy, cervical cancer and related issues.

 Cervical Screening

Information and patient experiences from Healthtalkonline - a database of audio, video and transcript of interviews with patients experiencing a particular illness or health problem.

 Cervical Screening

Information from 'Women's Health Concern' who provide an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns, to enable them to work in partnership with their own medical practitioners and health advisers. They offer unbiased information – by telephone, email, in print, online and through conferences, seminars and symposia.

  Cervical Smears

This site is edited by Derek McLintock, BSc MB BS FRCOG, a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician based in Hertfordshire, UK.

  Cervical Smears

Information from a Consultant Gynaecologist regarding Cervical Smears and Colposcopy.

 Cervical screening test

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.