The information in the prostate cancer information centre is based on the Cancerbackup booklets, Understanding early (localised) prostate cancer, Understanding locally-advanced prostate cancer and Understanding advanced (metastatic) prostate cancer.

These booklets have been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

• Improving Outcomes in Urological Cancers. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). September 2002.
• Prostate Cancer Risk Management. NHS Cancer Screening Programme. 2002.
• Low-dose rate brachytherapy for localised prostate cancer. NICE. July 2005.
• Early prostate cancer: clinical decision-making. Jani A B et al. The Lancet Mar 2003.
• Guidance on Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. NICE. 2003.
• Clinically localised prostate cancer. Wilt TJ, Thompson IM. Br Med J, 2006; 333: 1102-6
• Cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer. NICE. 2005.
• High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer. NICE. 2005.
• The NHS Prostate Cancer Programme. Department of Heath. 2000.
• Guidelines on the Management of Prostate Cancer. Clinical Oncology Information Network and British Association of Urological Surgeons. 1999.
• Cancer Research UK website: www.cancerhelp.org.uk/prostatecancer/treatments
• Management of Urological Malignancies. Ed: F C Hamdy. Churchill Livingstone. 2002.
• BNF 51. British National Formulary. March 2007.
• Guidelines on Prostate Cancer. A. Heidenreich, G. Aus, C.C. Abbou, M. Bolla, S. Joniau, V. Matveev, H-P. Schmid, F. Zattoni. European Association of Urology. 2007. www.uroweb.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Guidelines/07_Prostate_Cancer_2007.pdf (PDF document)

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