The information in the cervical cancer information centre is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding cervical cancer, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- Guidance On Commissioning Cancer Services: Improving Outcomes In Gynaecological Cancer Vol 1 (The Manual); Vol 2 (The Research Evidence). NHS Executive Clinical Outcomes Group. Department of Health, 1999.
- Referral Guidelines For Suspected Cancer. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, June 2005.
- The Oxford Textbook of Oncology. Eds Robert Souhami, Ian Tannock, Peter Hohenberger & John ClaudeHoirot. Oxford university Press, 2001.
- Principles and Practice of Gynaecologic Oncology (3rd edition). Eds: William J Hoskins, Carlos A Perez & Robert C Young. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Carcinoma of the Cervix. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, March 2006.
- Laparascopic Radical Hysterectomy for Early Stage Cervical Cancer. National institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. November 2003.
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.