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Where this information about acute lymphoblastic leukaemia comes from

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On this page are the major sources of information that we use to put together this section.

 

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All our information is checked by cancer specialists and surgeons who specialise in treating cancer. 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 acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, live in the UK and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can click on contact us.

 

Books

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

Cancer and its management (6th edition)
Hochhauser, D and Souhami, R
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

 

Websites

 

UK guidelines

Improving outcomes in haemato-oncology cancer
Cancer service guidance
NICE, October 2003.
Link to the guidelines on the NICE website

Referral for suspected cancer. A clinical practice guideline.
NICE, June 2005.
Link to the guidelines on the NICE website

 

Specialist reviewers

Dr P Mahendra, MD FRCP FRCPath

 

Diagrams

Dee McLean - MeDee Art, Medical Illustration

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