Where this eye cancer information comes from
On this page are the major sources of information that we used to put together the eye 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 a head and neck cancer, live in the UK, and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on contact us.
Cancer Research UK
CancerStats Series
US National Cancer Institute
Information on the treatment of intraocular (eye) melanoma
The American Cancer Society
Information about eye cancer
The NHS artificial eye service
Information about eye prosthesis
Cancer and its management (6th edition)
Tobias J and Hochhauser D
Wiley-Blackwell 2010
Principles and practice of oncology (8th edition)
De Vita, V.T., Lawrence, T.S and Rosenberg, S.A.
Lipponcott, Wiliams, Wilkins, 2008
Referral for suspected cancer. A clinical practice guideline.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2005
Link to the referral guidelines on the NICE website
Plaque Radiotherapy for Residual or Recurrent Iris Melanoma after Surgical Resection in 32 Cases. SU Shah and others. Ophthalmology. 2011 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Treatment selection for uveal melanoma. BE Damato. Developments in opthalmology. 2012;49:16-26. Epub 2011 Oct 21.
Clinical Survey of 3680 Iris Tumors Based on Patient Age at Presentation. CL Shields and others. Ophthalmology. 2011 Oct 27. [Epub ahead of print]
Collaborative ocular melanoma study randomized trial of I-125 brachytherapy. BS Hawkins. Clinical Trials. 2011;8(5):661-73.
Professor Ian Rennie MBChB, FRCS, FRCOphth – Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Susan, Sheffield UK – Patient reviewer
Dee McLean – McDee Art, Medical Illustration







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