Men and women discussing non Hodgkin's lymphomaWhere this non Hodgkin's lymphoma information comes from

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

 

About CancerHelp UK Information

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 non Hodgkin's lymphoma, live in the UK and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on contact us.

 

Websites

Cancer Research UK
CancerStats Series

US National Cancer Institute
Information on the treatment of non Hodgkin's lymphoma
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/non-hodgkin

 

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)
Tobias J and Hochhauser D
Wiley-Blackwell 2010

 

UK guidelines

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) appraisals

Link to the NICE website

Rituximab for the treatment of follicular non-Hodgkins lymphoma (maintenance treatment following response to first-line chemotherapy)
June 2011 (TA226)

Improving Outcomes in Haematological Cancers   ̶̶  The Manual 
October 2003

Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer
June 2005

Non Hodgkin's lymphoma  ̶̶  rituximab
September 2003

Follicular lymphoma  ̶̶  rituximab 
September 2006

Lymphoma (follicular non-Hodgkin's)  ̶̶  rituximab
February 2008


Scottish Medicines Consortium advice (SMC) advice

Link to the SMC website

Gudiance on bendamustine for people who have had rituximab which is no longer working
April 2011, SMC 701/11

Guidance on rituximab for relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma
December 2006

Rituximab as maintenance therapy for follicular lymphoma
January 2011, SMC 675/11

 

Articles and reviews

Personal Use of Hair Dyes and Risk of Cancer. Bahi Takkouche, Mahyar Etminan and Agustín Montes-Martínez. Journal of the American Medical Association. May 25;293(20):2516-25.

Guidelines for the Management of Mature T cell and NK cell Neoplasms. British Committee for Standards in Haematology, March 2011

 

Specialist reviewers

Dr Nilima Parry-Jones, MD, MRCP, MRCPath (Consultant haematologist)
Dr Christopher McNamara, FRACP, FRCPA, FRCPath (Consultant haematologist)

 

Diagrams

Dee McLean  ̶̶  McDee Art, Medical Illustration