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Where this vulval cancer information comes from

Women discussing vulval cancer

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

 

About this page

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 vulval cancer, live in the UK and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on contact us.

 

Websites

Cancer Research UK
CancerStats Series

US National Cancer Institute
Information on the treatment of vulval cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/vulvar/

 

Books

Principles and practice of oncology (8th edition)
De Vita, VT, Hellman S and Rosenberg SA
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2005

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

 

UK guidelines

Referral for suspected cancer. A clinical practice guideline
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2005
Link to the referral guidelines on the NICE website

 

Articles and reviews

Primary groin irradiation vs primary groin surgery for early vulvar cancer. Van der Velden, J and Ansink, A. Cochrane Review. (2001) The Cochrane Library, issue 2, 2004. Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.

 

Specialist reviewers

Professor Alison Fiander, BM, MRCOG, MSc, DM, Consultant Gynaecologist
Dr Louise Hanna, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Carol Jones, VACO, (patient reviewer)

 

Diagrams

Dee McLean, McDee Art, Medical Illustration

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