The information in the coping with advanced cancer section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Coping with advanced cancer, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

• Principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology 3rd Ed. Berger, A et al. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2006
• Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine 3rd Ed. Doyle, D et al. Oxford Press. 2004
• Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer. National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). March 2004
• Department of Work and Pensions website: www.dwp.gov.uk
• The Mental Capacity Act Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) and the Department of Health 2007 www.dca.gov.uk
• The Office of the Public Guardian www.publicguardian.gov.uk
• The Scottish Office of the Public Guardian www.publicguardian-scotland.gov.uk
• Hospice information www.hospiceinformation.info

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.