Where this chemotherapy information comes from

This page tells you about the major sources of information that we use to put together this section of CancerHelp UK.

All our information is checked by cancer specialists. The names of our specialist reviewers are at the end of this list. We also try to find patients to review all our sections. If you have had chemotherapy treatment, live in the UK and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on the contact us link.

Electronic Medicines Compendium
www.medicines.org.uk

British National Formulary
www.bnf.org/bnf

British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
www.rpharms.com

National Institute of Clinical Excellence
www.nice.org.uk

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
www.sign.ac.uk/

National Cancer Institute - USA
www.cancer.gov/

The Cochrane Library
www.cochrane.org/reviews/

PubMed Central
National Institute of Health Medical Archive of Science Literature
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

British Fertility Society
www.britishfertilitysociety.org.uk

The Chemotherapy Source Book (4th Edition)
Michael C Perry
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008

Principles and practice of oncology (8th edition)
De Vita, V.T., Hellman, S. and Rosenberg S.A.
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008.

Updated national guidance for the safe administration of intrathecal chemotherapy
August 2008
Department of Health.
www.doh.gov.uk

Guidelines for the safe use of cytotoxic chemotherapy in the clinical environment
Scottish cancer care pharmacy group.
June 2000

Danny Lawrence (Chemotherapy specialist nurse)
Dr Santhanam Sundar (Consultant Oncologist)
Dr Ed Levine (Consultant Oncologist)
Mylene Freires (Advanced Nurse Practitioner)

Dee MCLean – McDee Art, Medical Illustration

We thank the many pharmaceutical manufacturers who have answered questions for us during the compilation of this information.