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Lymphoedema
UK sources of information and / or support
Lymphoedema Support Network
Lymphoedema is not a well documented condition. This group of Lymphoedema patients and medical advisors can offer support, help and information to those affected by lymphoedema.
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 who believe that information about cancer should be freely available to all and written in a way that people can easily understand.Their website includes comprehensive, authoritative patient information for cancer patients with lymphoedema.
Royal Marsden
Site includes comprehensive, authoritative patient information on lymphoedema for cancer patients.
Vascular and General Surgery Patient Information
Website with patient information written by a consultant surgeon in the UK. Includes information about lymphoedema.
The Circulation Foundation
Dedicated to raising funds for research and awareness of vascular (circulatory) disease. Their website includes information on various vascular diseases including lymphoedema.
Cancer & Palliative Care Online Resource Network forNortthern Ireland - CAPriCORN
CAPriCORN is an online resource providing information on cancer andpalliative care services in Northern Ireland. There is a section onlymphoedema Care.
UKLymph.com
This site has been set up in conjunction with the East Kent Lymphoedema Support Group to offer online support and advice to Lymphedema sufferers.
Lymphoedema
Information leaflet available on the website provided by the Skin Care Campaign.
Liposuction for chronic lymphoedema
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Liposuction for chronic lymphoedema.
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
Patient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
An Arm and a Leg Ltd (complex decongestive therapy) Lymphoedema Support NetworkUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on LymphoedemaOther - 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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