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References for the cancer of the vulva information centre

The information in the cancer of the vulva information centre is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding cancer of the vulva, which was produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

  • Guidance on Commissioning Cancer Services: Improving Outcomes in Gynaecological Cancers Vol1: The Manual; Vol 2: The Research Evidence. NHS Executive Clinical Outcomes Group. Department of Health 1999.
  • Supportive and Palliative Care for People With Cancer. National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). Part A and part B. March 2004.
  • The Oxford Textbook of Oncology. Eds: Robert Souhami, Ian Tannock, Peter Hohenberger & Jean-Claude Horiot. Oxford University Press, 2001.
  • Cancer and it's Management. Souhani et al. Blackwell, London. 2005.
  • Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer. Scottish Executive, 2002.
  • NHS Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer. NICE, 2005.

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 June 2006
Page last modified: 24 July 2006

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