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The information in the talking to someone with cancer section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Lost for words: how to talk to someone with cancer, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- Supportive and Palliative Care For People With Cancer. National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), 2004.
- Challenging Cancer: Fighting Back, Taking Control, Finding Options (2nd edition). Kfir N, Slevin M. Class publishers, London. 2002.
- I Don’t Know What to Say: How to Help and Support Someone Who is Dying. Buckman R. Pan books, New York. 1996.
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.
Content last reviewed: 01 May 2006
Page last modified: 10 August 2006
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