The information in the chronic myeloid leukaemia information centre is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding chronic myeloid leukaemia, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- Improving outcomes in haematological cancer – The manual. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). October 2003.
- Guidance on the use of Imatinib for chronic myeloid leukaemia. Technology appraisal 70.NICE. October 2003.
- Essential Haematology. Hoffbrand A V et al. Blackwell Scientific Publications. 2001.
- Wintrobe’s Clinical Haematology. Lee R G et al. Williams and Wilkins. 2004.
- ABC of Clinical Haematology. Provan D. BMJ Books. 2003.
- British Committee for Standards in Haematology website: www.bcshguidelines.com
- Leukaemia Research Fund website: www.lrf.org.uk
- Leukaemia section of US National Cancer Institute website: www.nci.nih.gov
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.