All Cancerbackup information is written by specialist doctors and nurses. They use a wide range of sources of expert resources, including medical books and journals. A full literature search is carried out before any information is written or reviewed.  UK Guidelines are also checked, and added to information when relevant. Medical textbooks are a key source of information, and the following bibliography gives some examples. It is not a full list of the books used, and many other relevant textbooks are available. Selected references will be added to the information where appropriate. A vast number of journal articles on specific topics are also used. If you have any questions about the source from which the information is based please do contact us.

Expert medical books and journals should be available to NHS health professionals via their medical or academic libraries. Some professional organisations also operate libraries for their members (and occasionally non-members, for a fee). The NHS has paid for its staff to access some online journals and databases free, via a user name and password. Library staff can advise, but direct links to information are:

• NHS England: National electronic Library for Health www.library.nhs.uk
• NHS Scotland: e-library www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/portal/elib/pages
• NHS Wales: e-library www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?orgid=520
• Health and Personal Social Services Staff in Northern Ireland access: Health on the Net Northern Ireland (HONNI) www.honni.qub.ac.uk

Access to the public is more difficult, although large public reference libraries may be able to order them from the British Library, for a fee. Check with your local medical library for details of any public access they allow.

Searching the PubMed database www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi can give short details of articles in many medical journals.

Our UK Patient Information Guide includes details of books, tapes and other information produced for patients and carers.

DeVita, Vincent T. et al. (2008) Cancer: principles and practice of oncology, 8th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Schwab, Manfred (editor) (2009) Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2nd edition.  New York:  Springer-Verlag.

Holland et al. (editors) (2006) Holland & Frei’s Cancer Medicine. 7th edition. London: BC Decker and the American Association for Cancer Research.

Raghavan, Derek et al. (editors) (2006) Textbook of Uncommon Cancer, 3rd edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Price, Pat et al. (editors) (2008)  Treatment of Cancer, 5th edition.  London: Hodder Arnold.

Chang, Alfred et al. (editors) (2006) Oncology: an evidence-based approach, 2nd edition. New York: Springer-Verlag.

Alison, Malcolm et al. (editors) (2007)  The Cancer Handbook, 2nd edition.  Chichester: John Wiley & Sons

Souhami, Robert and Tobias, Jeffrey (2005)  Cancer and Its Management, 5th edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

Perry, Michael (editor) (2008)  The Chemotherapy Source Book, 4th edition.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Poston, Graeme et al. (editors) (2007)  Textbook of Surgical Oncology. London: Informa Healthcare.

Gunderson, Leonard and Tepper, Joel (2007)  Clinical Radiation Oncology, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.

Yarbro, Connie et al. (editors) (2004)  Cancer Symptom Management, 3rd edition. London: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Berger, Ann et al. (editors) (2207)  Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology.  Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Schottenfeld, David & Fraumeni, Joseph (editors) (2006)  Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention,  3rd edition.  Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Goldman, Ann et al. (editors) (2006)  Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Doyle, Derek et al. (editors) (2004)  Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care.  Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Baxter, Karen (editor) (2006)  Stockley’s Drug Interactions, 7th edition.
London: Pharmaceutical Press.

Sweetman, Sean (editor) (2007)  Martindale: the complete drug reference, 35th edition. London: Pharmaceutical Press.

Berger, D.P. et al (editors) (2008)  Concise Manual of Hematology and Oncology.  Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Roses, Daniel (2005)  Breast Cancer, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.

Piccart, M. et al. (editors) (2006)  Breast Cancer Management and Molecular Medicine. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Weiss, Sharon & Goldblum, John (2008)  Enzinger & Weiss’s Soft Tissue Tumors, 5th edition. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier.

Vogelzang, Nicholas et al. (editors) (2006) Comprehensive Textbook of Genitourinary Oncology, 3rd edition.  Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Canellos, George et al. (editors)  (2006) The Lymphomas, 2nd edition.  Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier.

Sekeres, Mikkael et al. (editors) (2007)  Clinical Malignant Hematology.  New York: McGraw Hill.

Myers, Eugene et al.  (editors) (2003)  Cancer of the Head and Neck, 4th edition. Philadelphia: Saunders.

Pizzo, Philip and Poplack, David (editors) (2006)  Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology, 5th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Rigel, Darrell et al. (editors) (2005)  Cancer of the Skin.  Philadelphia:  Elsevier/Saunders.

Kirby, Roger et al. (editors) (2006)  Prostate Cancer: principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis.

Syrigos, Konstantionos et al. (editors) (2006)  Tumors of the Chest: biology, dianosis and management.  Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Wartofsky, Leonard et al. (editors) (2006)  Thyroid Cancer: a comprehensive guide to clinical management, 2nd edition.  Totowa NJ: Humana Press.

Tonn, J.C. et al. (editors) (2006)  Neuro-Oncology of CNS Tumors.  Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Singh, Arun et al.(editors) (2007) Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology.  Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier.

DiSaia, Philip and Creasman, William.  (2007)  Clinical Gynecologic Oncology, 7th edition. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier