Where this nasopharyngeal cancer information comes from

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 a head and neck cancer, live in the UK, and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on contact us.

Cancer Research UK
CancerStats Series

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

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

Improving outcomes in head and neck cancers
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), November 2004
Link to the guidelines for head and neck cancer

Referral for suspected cancer. A clinical practice guideline
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2005
Link to the referral guidelines on the NICE website

Diagnosis and Management of Head and Neck Cancer
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), October 2006
Link to the head and neck cancer guidelines on the SIGN website

Cetuximab for the treatment of metastatic or recurrent squamous cell cancer of the head and neck
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2009
Link to the cetuximab guidance on the NICE website

Dr Nicholas Slevin MBChB, FRCP, FRCR – Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Amen Sibtain MD MRCP FRCR – Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Mr John Watkinson MB, MSc, MS, FRCS, DLO – Consultant in ENT

Dee McLean – McDee Art, Medical Illustration