The information in the thyroid cancer information centre is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding thyroid cancer, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- Guidelines for the Management of Thyroid Cancer in Adults. British Thyroid Foundation and the Royal College of Physicians. 2007.
- Effective Head and Neck Cancer Management: Third Consensus Document. British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, Head and Neck Surgeons. 2002.
- Northern Cancer Network Guidelines for Management of Thyroid Cancer. Regional Thyroid Cancer Group. 2000.
- Thyroid Cancer. Eds: HJ Biersack and F Grunwald. Springer. 2001.
- Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). 2005.
- Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer. Scottish Executive. 2002.
- Oxford Textbook of Oncology. Eds: R Souhami, I Tannock, P Hohenberger & J-C Horiot. Oxford University Press. 2001.
- Thyroid Carcinoma. Steven I Sherman. The Lancet, vol 361, 8 February 2003, pp501-11.
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.