Where this pancreatic cancer information comes from

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

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 pancreatic cancer, 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 pancreatic cancer
www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/pancreatic/

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

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

UK guidelines

Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2005
Link to the referral guidelines on the NICE website

The use of gemcitabine for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), May 2001
Link to the NICE website