Read article Where this pancreatic cancer information comes from
On this page are the major sources of information that we use to put together this section of the website.
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 pancreatic 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 pancreatic cancer
www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/pancreatic/
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)
Tobias J and Hochhauser D
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (7th edition)
American Joint Committee on cancer
Springer, 2010
Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2005
Link to the referral guidelines on the NICE website
Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer: A quick reference guide
The Scottish Government, March 2009
Link to the Scottish Government website
Guidelines for the management of patients with pancreatic cancer, periampullary and ampullary carcinomas
British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), 2005
Link to the BSG website
The use of gemcitabine for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), May 2001
Link to the NICE website
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma - Clinical Review. Bond-Smith G, Banga N, Hammond T and Imber J. British Medical Journal. 2012. May 16. 344:e2476
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: ESMO-ESDO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow up. Seufferlein T, Bachet JB, Van Cutsem E. et al. Annals of Oncology. 2012. 23 (supplement 7):vii33-vii40
Pancreatic cancer. Vincent A, Herman J, Schulick R et al. The Lancet. 2011. 378: 607-620
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Dr Pippa Corrie, PhD, FRCP
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