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References for the bladder cancer information centre

The information in the bladder cancer information section is based on the Cancerbackup booklets Understanding early (superficial) bladder cancer and Understanding invasive and advanced bladder cancer, which were produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

  • NHS guidelines for suspected cancer in adults and children. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2005.
  • National Cancer Guidance Group. Improving outcomes in urological cancer. The manual: The Research Evidence; and guidance for General Practitioners and primary care teams. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2002.
  • Management of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder. Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network. December 2005.
  • The Oxford Textbook of Oncology. Editors: Robert Souhami, Ian Tannock, Peter Hohenburger and Jean-Claude Horiot. Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Guidelines are constantly being updated and those noted above may have been revised since the booklet was produced. You can access up-to-date guidelines in the health professionals section of the website.


Content last reviewed: 01 September 2006
Page last modified: 06 December 2007

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Cancerbackup thanks Lilly for their educational grant in support of the 'Understanding invasive and advanced bladder cancer' booklet