Where this information about acute lymphoblastic leukaemia comes from

All our information is checked by cancer specialists and surgeons who specialise in treating cancer. The names of our specialist reviewers are at the end of this list. We also try to find patients to review all our sections. If you have had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, live in the UK and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can click on contact us.

Books

Principles and practice of oncology (8th edition)
De Vita, V.T., Hellman, S. and Rosenberg S.A.
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008

Cancer and its management (6th edition)
Hochhauser, D and Souhami, R
Blackwell-Wiley , 2010

Websites

Cancer Research UK
CancerStats Series

US National Cancer Institute
Information on the treatment of acute leukaemia

UK guidelines

Improving outcomes in haemato-oncology cancer
Cancer service guidance
NICE, October 2003.
Link to the guidelines on the NICE website

Referral for suspected cancer. A clinical practice guideline.
NICE, June 2005.
Link to the guidelines on the NICE website

Specialist reviewers

Dr P Mahendra, MD FRCP FRCPath

Diagrams

Dee McLean - MeDee Art, Medical Illustration