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The information in the chemotherapy section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding chemotherapy, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- British National Formulary (52nd edition). British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. London. September 2006.
- Guidelines for the safe use of cytotoxic chemotherapy in the clinical environment. Scottish Cancer Care Pharmacy Group, June 2000.
- Oxford Textbook of Oncology (2nd edition). Souhami et al. Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Standards for infusion therapy. Royal College of Nursing. October 2003.
- The Chemotherapy Source Book (3rd edition). M Perry. Lippincott. Philedelphia, 2001
- National guidance on the safe administration of intrathecal chemotherapy. NHS Executive. October 2003.
- Department of Health. Guidelines for cytotoxic chemotherapy in adults. Accessed March 2005.
Content last reviewed: 01 June 2007
Page last modified: 14 January 2009
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