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On this page are the major sources of information that we use to put together the anal cancer section.
Cancer specialists and surgeons who specialise in treating cancer check all our information. 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 anal cancer, live in the UK, and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on contact us.
Principles and practice of oncology (8th edition)
De Vita, V.T., Hellman, S. and Rosenberg S.A.
Lipponcott, Wiliams, Wilkins, 2008
Textbook of Uncommon Cancer (3rd Edition)
Raghavan, D et al (eds)
John Wiley & sons, 2006
Cancer and its management (6th edition)
Tobias, J. and Hochhauser, D.
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours (7th edition)
International Union Against Cancer
L.H. Sobin, M.K. Gospodarowicz, Ch. Wittekind
John Wiley & Sons, 2009
AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (7th edition)
American Joint Committee on Cancer
Springer, 2010
US National Cancer Institute
Information on the Treatment of Anal Cancer
Viewed June 2012
The American Cancer Society
All about anal cancer
Viewed June 2012
Clinical Guidelines: Improving Outcomes in Colorectal Cancers
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2004
Link to the NICE website
Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, NICE, June 2005
Link to the NICE website
Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer
The Scottish Executive, Feb 2007
Link to guidelines
Anal cancer: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow up. Glynne-Jones R, Northover JMA, Cervantes A. Annals of Oncology. 2010. 21 (supplement 5). v87-v92.
Diagnosis and management of anal intraepithelial neoplasia and anal cancer. Simpson, JAD and Scholefield JH. BMJ. 2011. Nov 4. 343.
Anal cancer: an overview. Uronis HE and Bendell JC. The Oncologist. 2007. 12. 524-534.
Human papillomavirus, smoking, and sexual practices in the etiology of anal cancer. Daling JR et al, Cancer 2004 Jul 15;101(2):270-80.
Concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for anal canal cancer patients: a multicenter experience. Salama et al. Journal of Clinical oncology. 2007 Oct 10;25(29):4581-6.
Predictors and patterns of recurrence after definitive chemoradiation for anal cancer. Das et al. International Journal Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2007 Jul 1;68(3):794-800.
ACR Appropriateness Criteria on treatment of anal cancer. Poggi et al. Journal of the American College of Radiologists. 2007 Jul;4(7):448-56.
Combining cisplatin and mitomycin with radiotherapy in anal carcinoma.
Crehange et al. Diseases of the colon and rectum. 2007 Jan;50(1):43-9
Best Practice Guidelines on the use of vaginal dilators in women following radiotherapy to the pelvis.
Hilary Jefferies et al. United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society. November 2006.
Dr Rob Glynne-Jones, FRCP, FRCR
Dr Charles Wilson MBBS, MRCP
Mr Tariq Ismail MD, FRCS
Anne, Dorchester (Patient reviewer)
Dee McLean - McDee Art, Medical Illustration
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