The information in the pain section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Controlling cancer pain, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- Cancer Pain Relief: With a Guide to Opoid Availability (2nd Edition). World Health Organisation. Geneva. 1996
- Guidance for Managing Cancer Pain in Adults. National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services. June 2003.
- Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. (3rd Edition) Derek Doyle et al. OUP. 2005.
- Control of Pain in Patients with Cancer: a National Clinical Guideline. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), 2000.
- Principles in Pain Control in Adults: Guidance Prepared by a Working Group of the Ethical Issues in Medicine Committe of the Royal College of Physicians. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians, 2000: 34: 350-352.
- Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer (3rd Edition). Robert Twycross. Radcliffe Medical Press, 2001.
- Palliative Care Formulary (2nd Edition). Robert Twycross et al. Radcliffe Medical Press, 2001.
- The Management of Pain in Patients with Cancer. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, 2004.
- Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer - The Manual. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). March 2004.
- British National Formulary (Edition 53). March 2007.
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.