Where this anal cancer information comes from

On this page are the major sources of information that we use to put together the anal cancer section.

Cancer specialists and surgeons who specialise in treating cancer check all our information. 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 anal cancer, live in the UK, and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on contact us.

Books

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

Textbook of Uncommon Cancer (3rd Edition)
Raghavan, D et al (eds)
John Wiley & sons, 2006

Cancer and its management (6th edition)
Tobias, J. and Hochhauser, D.
London, Blackwell Science, 2010

TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours (7th edition)
International Union Against Cancer
L.H. Sobin, M.K. Gospodarowicz, Ch. Wittekind
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2009

AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (7th edition)
American Joint Committee on Cancer
Springer, 2010

Websites

US National Cancer Institute
Information on the Treatment of Anal Cancer
Viewed August 2009

The American Cancer Society
All about anal cancer
Viewed August 2010

UK treatment guidelines

Clinical Guidelines: Improving Outcomes in Colorectal Cancers
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2004
This link takes you to the page on the NICE website where you can find the guidelines in full

Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, NICE, June 2005
This link takes you to the page on the NICE website, where you can find the NICE referral guidelines in full.

Journal articles

Human papillomavirus, smoking, and sexual practices in the etiology of anal cancer.
Daling JR et al, Cancer 2004 Jul 15;101(2):270-80.

Concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for anal canal cancer patients: a multicenter experience.
Salama et al. Journal of Clinical oncology. 2007 Oct 10;25(29):4581-6.

Carcinoma of the anal canal.
Ryan,David P. et al, NEJM Vol342:792-800, March 16,2000. No. 11.

Predictors and patterns of recurrence after definitive chemoradiation for anal cancer.
Das et al. International Journal Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2007 Jul 1;68(3):794-800.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria on treatment of anal cancer.
Poggi et al. Journal of the American College of Radiologists. 2007 Jul;4(7):448-56.

Malignancies of the colorectum and anus in solid organ recipients.
Aigner et al. 1: Transplant International. 2007 Jun;20(6):497-504.

Poorly differentiated tumours of the anal canal: a diagnostic strategy for the surgical pathologist.
Balachandra et al. Histopathology. 2007 Jan;50(1):163-74.

Combining cisplatin and mitomycin with radiotherapy in anal carcinoma.
Crehange et al. Diseases of the colon and rectum. 2007 Jan;50(1):43-9

Treatment of squamous cell anal canal carcinoma (SCACC) with pulsed dose rate brachytherapy: a retrospective study.
Bruna et al. Radiotherapy and oncology. 2006 Apr;79(1):75-9.

Best Practice Guidelines on the use of vaginal dilators in women following radiotherapy to the pelvis.
Hilary Jefferies et al. United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society. November 2006.

Current Management of Anal Canal Cancer
Czito, B.G. and Willet, C.G., Current Oncology Reports, 2009 May;11(3):186-192