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References for the soft tissue sarcomas information centre


The information in the soft tissue sarcoma information centre is based on the Cancerbackup booklet Understanding soft tissue sarcomas, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

  • Improving Outcomes for People with Sarcoma. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), March 2006.
  • Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer in Adults and Children. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), July 2005.
  • The Oxford Textbook of Oncology. Eds: Robert Souhami, Ian Tannock, Peter Hohenberger & Jean-Claude Horiot. Oxford University Press, 2001.
  • Enzinger and Weiss's Soft Tissue Tumours. Eds: Weiss SW & Goldblum JR. Mosby Inc, Missouri, 2001.
  • Musco-skeletal cancer. Cancer Information section of US National Cancer Institute website: www.nci.nig.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.



Content last reviewed: 01 August 2007
Page last modified: 08 May 2008

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