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Patient Pictures: Gynaecological Oncology

By Andy Nordin

Published 1999

70 pages, 32 illustrations

ISBN 1-899541-21-7

 

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Over 15000 women in the UK are diagnosed with cancer of the genital tract every year. While gynaecological cancers still cause great suffering and claim many lives, earlier diagnosis of disease, new and refined surgical techniques, and progress in radiotherapy, chemotherapy and palliation management mean that patients have a better prognosis and quality of life than ever before.

The diagnosis of cancer makes patients anxious and uncertain about their future. I believe that providing honest and reliable information helps women at this time of crisis. It enables them to become active participants in management decisions that carry profound implications for their quality of life. This book is designed as an information resource for patients and their families, and as a counselling aid for healthcare professionals. The pages are designed for easy photocopying so that the appropriate information can be given to the patient and/or carer to takehome. I hope it will be used to help empower women to make informed choices for themselves.

Contents

The female genital tract
The lymphatic system
CIN
Cervical cancer
Cervical smear
Colposcopy and treatment of abnormal smear
Cystoscopy, biopsy and sigmoidoscopy
Imaging investigations: IVU, CT and MRI
Loop biopsy, cone biopsy and simple hysterectomy
Radical hysterectomy
Laparoscopically assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy and radical trachelectomy
Ovarian cancer
Ultrasound and Ca125
TAH & BSO and omentectomy, and debulking surgery
Chemotherapy
Endometrial cancer
Endometrial biopsy and ultrasound
Hysteroscopy and curettage
Hysterectomy for endometrial cancer
VIN and vulval cancer
Vulval biopsy and treatment of VIN
Wide local excision, radical vulvectomy and groin node dissection
GTD and evacuation of the uterus
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Exenteration surgery
Fistulae
Urinary diversion, ileostomy and colostomy
Nephrostomy and ureteric stents
Intestinal obstruction
Ascites and pleural effusion
Pain relief