The information in the stem cell and bone marrow transplants section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding stem cell and bone marrow transplants, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- Improving Outcomes in Haematological Cancers – The Research Evidence. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). November 2003.
- British National Formulary (51st edition). British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, March 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) Oxford University Press, 2001.
- The Chemotherapy Source Book (3rd edition) Perry, M. Lippincott, 2001.
- Guidelines For Cytotoxic Chemotherapy In Adults. Royal College of Radiologists Clinical Oncology Information Network. October 2000.
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.
