CancerHelp UK's external review

CancerHelp UK has many writers, reviewers and editors, as listed below. All material on the site has been specifically developed for CancerHelp UK.

All material is reviewed before it goes up on the site and revised regularly in order to keep it up to date. Two expert reviewers see all new sections before they go on the site. They make alterations and additions to the text, which are then implemented by the clinical information team.

For existing content, we have a rolling review programme, aiming to have every section reviewed within 18 months. For all sections of the site, we carry out internal review and external review alternately. Internal reviews are carried out by members of the Cancer Research UK information nurse team and occasionally by members of the CancerHelp UK editorial team.

The priority for implementing reviews is to add to or amend text in line with expert reviewer comments. The reliability of the content is of paramount importance at all times.  Should resource allow, the team member implementing the review has a list of points to check against content (see review check lists below).

Additional updates are made to content between reviews. We will only add material outside reviews if we are certain of its provenance, can reference it, and are confident that we have explained it correctly. This generally applies to newly issued or updated NICE guidance, new drug licensing, treatment guidelines or major clinical trial results. Notes are kept of such changes so that they can be highlighted to the expert reviewer at the point of next external review.

We try to have as many sections of the site as possible reviewed by people with personal experience of cancer.

Questions for Questions and answers are sent in by users of CancerHelp UK to the information nurse team, who flag up questions of interest to the CancerHelp UK specialist nurse writer. The CancerHelp UK team may also write and develop a Question and Answer as a standard response to a topical issue, particularly if it is increasing demand on the information nurse service.

Your Tips and Stories is a section written by users of CancerHelp UK who are named on their pages.

We also try to have lay reviewers for as many sections of the site as possible. If you are interested in reviewing a section for us, you should either have had cancer yourself or been a close relative of someone who has had cancer. Please contact us on cancerhelpuk@cancer.org.uk. There are guidelines for lay reviewers that you can look at, to give you more idea of what we need and how you can help.

The process for implementing reviews must include the following

• Check that amendments or additions made match the rest of the content on the page
• Check that amendments or additions read clearly and do not interrupt content flow
• Add links to other sections as appropriate
• Set external links to open in a new window
• Check all amends and additions for typos and correct spacing
• If more than 8 jump links, put into 2 columns
• Add or remove keywords to meta data field as appropriate
• Add references for any new articles used to comments box in meta data
• Change page date to 'major' in meta data
• Remember to approve page after saving (NB check workflow at the end of the day in case you've missed any)
• Check all new links working on live site
• Quick sight check of page lay out on live site
• Check that page date has updated on live site

On completion of a section review

• Update About CancerHelp UK section to reflect completed review
• Update review schedule in eRoom: flag, review type and date
• Add article / guideline references

Should resource allow, the content review team will check the following aspects of content throughout each page when carrying out periodic reviews:

• Change passive voice to active
• Check language used against style guide
• Check paragraph and sentence spacing
• Check grammar and punctuation
• Ensure that link text indicates the link destination
• Ensure that links to other site sections have the correct section name (eg 'chemo side effects section' to 'cancer drug side effects section') 
• Check whether any lists of terms would be better presented as a bulleted list
• Ensure abbreviations included after full terms (eg NICE)
• Check page description in meta data is accurate and succinct

Reviewers listed below include health professionals and members of the public. The list includes past reviewers as well as current reviewers. Current reviewers are listed on the page about where our information comes from (see each individual section).

Dr R Allerton, MD FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Mr William Allum, MBChB,MD,FRCS, Consultant in General Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)
Anne, Dorchester (Patient reviewer)
Ms W Azam, Oncology Dietician, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Mr Mike Bailey, MRCP, FRCS, MBBS, MS, Consultant Urologist, St George's Hospital
Mr Trevor Battersby, London (Patient reviewer)
Ms Julie Beckerson, Oncology dietician, Hammersmith Hospital, London
Dr EM Bessell MBBS, BSc, Ph.D, FRCP, FRCR, Consultant Oncologist, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham
Ms Judith Bliss MSc (Medical Statistics), The Institute of Cancer Research
Ms Lucy Boyd, Cancer epidemiologist, Cancer Research UK
Mr Simon Bramhall MD, FRCS, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Ms Lynda Bramham, Senior Nurse Adviser, MASTA travel advisory service
James Brennan BA (Hons), MPhil, AFBPsS, C. Psychol, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Bristol Oncology Centre
Dr James Brenton, MBBS, MRCP, Consultant Oncologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Mrs P J. Buchanan BSc (Hons), RGN, ONC, RM, DipN, Dept. of Dermatology, Salisbury District Hospital, Director Melanoma & Skin Cancer Advice Line
Mr Simon Butler-Manuel MBBS, FRCS, MRCOG, MD, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
Ms Lucienne Buttigieg, RGN, MCS, MacMillan Nurse
Mr E John Buxton MRCOG, RCOG, Accredited Subspecialist in Gynae Oncology, Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon and Oncologist, The General Infirmary at Leeds
Mr Brian Card, Welfare Rights Advisor (now retired), Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
Mr Simon Carter, MB BS FRCS,  Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
Dr Richard Casasola MBChB, MRCP, FRCR,Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Dr AM Cassoni BSc, FRCP, FRCR, Senior Lecturer and Honarary Consultant, Middlesex Hospital, London
Mr RJ Cherry LDSRCS (Eng), and Mrs BC Cherry MEd, JP, retired, Birmingham
Ms Tara Clancy, Consultant Genetic Counsellor/Lecturer in Medical Genetics, Manchester
Mr Noel W Clarke MBBS, ChM, FRCS (Urol), Consultant Urologist, Christie Hospital Manchester and Hope Hospital Salford
Mr Peter Cooke MD, FRCS (Urol), Consultant Urological Surgeon, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton
Dr Mark Cooper BM, BCh, MRCP, PhD, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Dr Pippa Corrie PhD FRCP, Consultant in Oncology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Dr Catherine Coyle MB, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, 
Ms Lyndel Compton MSc, RN, RM, Onc. Cert
Dr C Craddock, Consultant Haematologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Dr Robin Crawford, MD, FRCS, FRCOG, Consultant Gynaecologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital
Dr Tom Crosby, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Dr A Cull BSc, MPhil (Clinical Psychology), PhD, Cancer Research UK, London
Dr M H Cullen BSC MD FRCP, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Dr D Cunningham MD, FRCP, Head of GI and Lymphoma units, Royal Marsden Hospital, London
Ms Linda Davies, District Nursing Sister, North Somerset
Linda Dayal, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Charing Cross Hospital, London
Mr Nick Duncan MRPharmS, Haematology Pharmacist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Dr Helena Earl MBBS, PhD, FRCP, University Lecturer, Hon. Consultant in Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
Professor Gareth Evans, Professor of Medical Genetics, Manchester
Ms Jan Everard, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield
Prof Kenneth C H Fearon, MBChB(Hons),MD,FRCPS(Glas), FRCS(Ed),FRCS(Eng), Consultant in General Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France
Dr I Fernando BSc FRCP FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Prof Alison Fiander BM MTCOG MSc DM, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Wales
Ms Jane Fior Development Coordinator, Cancer Counselling London
Dr Patricia Fisher, BSc, MBChB (Hons) MRCP, FRCR, Consultant in Oncology, Western Park Hospital, Sheffield
Dr Andrew Fowell, MB ChB, Dip Pall Med, DRCOG, MRCGP, FRCP, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, North Wales Oncology Group
Ms Catriona M Futter, BSc(Hons), MPhil, MCSP, Senior Physiotherapist, Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow
Ms Sally Gardner BPharm, MRPharmS, MMedSciClinOncol.
Dr I Geh, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Ms Wendy Gibbins, Oncology Dietician, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Dr D Gilligan BSc, MB, BChir, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Oncologist, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Dr J Glaholm, MBBS,MRCP(UK),FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Prof R J Grieve, MB, CHB, FRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
Mr R Grimer, MD BS FRCS Ed Orth, Consultant Orthopaedic Oncologist, Bone Tumour Service, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham.
Dr Patricia Grocott, Reader in Palliative Wound Care, King's College London
Dr S Grummett, MRCP PhD Consultant & Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Richard Grundy, MBChB, Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Oncology, Birmingham Children's Hospital
Prof Barry W Hancock, MD, FRCPEd, FRCP(Lond), FRCR, DCH, Weston Park Hospital , Sheffield
Dr Louise Hanna, BM,BCh, Consultant in Oncology, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Dr Andrew Hartley MRCP FRCR Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Mr Tom Haswell, Glasgow (Patient reviewer)
Mr Nigel Heaton MBBS FRCS, Consultant in Oncology, Cromwell Hospital, London
Ms D Hoare BSc, MSc, MRPharm S, Cancer Services Pharmacist, University College London Hospitals, London
Ms Theresa Hood BPhil (Counselling), SRN, OND, Adv. Dip Counselling, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Neuro-oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Professor Alan Horwich PhD, FRCP, FRCR, The Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research
Professor Anthony Howell BSc, MBBS, MSc, FRCP, Dept. Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital
Dr S A Hussain, MBBS MMed Sci MD Clinical Lecturer in Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Mr T Ismail MD FRCS, Consultant General Surgeon, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham
Mr Ian Jacobs MD, MRCOG, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Prof P Johnson MBChB MRCP (UK) MD FRCP FHKAM, Professor of Translational Research, University of Birmingham
Dr Bleddyn Jones, Consultant Radiotherapist, Hammersmith Hospital, London
Ms Penny Jones, Deputy Director of Nursing, St. Christopher's Hospice, London.
Dr Vinod Joshi BDS, DRDRCS, FDSRCPS, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry
Mr Joseph Khalil-Marzouk, MBBCh,MCh,FRCS,FRCS(C-Th), Consultant in Thoracic Surgery, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
Dr Vincent Khoo, MBBS, MRCP, Consultant in Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London.
Mr RS Kirby MA, MD, FRCS, FEISU, St George's Hospital, London
Ms Clare Lait, BSc(Hons), MCSP, Specialist MSK Oncology Physiotherapist, Berkshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust
Mr Martin Lee, MBChB, MA, MSc, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Dr John K Luckit, BSc MRCPI, FRCPath, Consultant Haematologist, North Middlesex University Hospital.
Professor Rona M MacKie MD, DSc, FRCP, FRCPath, FRSE, Professor of Dermatology, University of Glasgow.
Mrs Marcelle MacNamara, MA, MPhil, MBBS, FRCS, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham.
Professor Colin S McArdle MBChB, MD, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glas), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Dr James McCaul MBChB, PhD, FRCS (Glas), FRCS (OMFS), FDSRCPS, BDS, Consultant Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgeon, Bradford teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Ms Jane McManus, Ward Manager, St Christopher's Hospice.
Dr P Mahendra MD FRCP FRCPath, Consultant Haematologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Dr E Maher FRCP, FRCR, Mount Vernon Hospital
Dr J Marsden, FRCP, Consultant Dermatologist, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham
Dr C Mcnamara FRACP, FRCPA, FRCPath
Mr Marcello Migliore, MD, PhD, FETCS, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, University of Catania, Italy.
Mr D Mirza, MS FRCS (ED), FRCS (GLASGOW), Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Dr Rosalind Mitchell, MBBS, MD, FRCS(SN), Consultant Neurosurgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Dr Nazia Mohammed, MB, ChB, Consultant in Medical Oncology, Beatson Cancer Centre, Glasgow
Mrs B Monroe BA, BPhil, CQSW, Director of Social Work, St Christophers Hospice, London
Dr Sally Morgan MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Oncologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Professor John P Neoptolemos MA, MB, BChir (Cambridge), MD (Leicester), FRCS (England), Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Dr Marianne Nicolson MD, FRCP(Ed), BSc, Consultant in Medical Oncology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen
Professor RTD Oliver MD, FRCP, School of Medicine & Dentistry, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Dr D Palmer, MRC Clinical Training Fellow, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Dr H Pandha, MB, ChB PhD MRCP FRACP, Consultant in Oncology, St George’s Hospital, London
Dr N Parry-Jones, MD, MRCP, MRCPath, Consultant Haematologist, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny
Dr David Peake, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Dr Timothy J Perren MD, FRCP, ICRF Cancer Medicine Research Unit, St James's Hospital, Leeds
Dr  Russell Petty, BMSc(Hon) MB ChB PhD MRCP (UK) MRCP(London) FRCP Edin, Consultant Medical Oncologist/Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Dr Paul Pharoah, CRUK Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Cambridge
Dr Barry L Pizer FRCPCH, MRCP, MBChB, PhD. Consultant Oncologist, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool
Professor Allan Price PhD, MB, BCH, FRCP(Ed), FRCR, DMRT(Ed), Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Edinburgh
Ms Susan Price BSc Hons, SRD, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust
Dr Charlotte Proby, MRCP, Consultant Dermatologist, Barts and The London, Clinical Sciences and Research Centre, London.
Dr Johnathan Punt, MBBS, FRCS, FRCP, CH, Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Neurosurgery
Dr Prakash Ramachandra, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Mr Neil Ranasinghe, Patient reviewer
Prof Ian G Rennie, MBChB,FRCS,FRCOphth, Consultant in Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Dr Gordon JS Rustin MD, MSc, FRCP, Director of Medical Oncology, Mount Vernon Hospital
Dr Philip Savage MBChB,FRCP, PhD, Consultant in Medical Oncology, Charing Cross Hospital, London
Ms Helen Seers, Research Officer, Penny Brohn Cancer Centre
Mr R Shapiro, Retired Lecturer, Postgraduate Studies, Language and Child Psychology, London
Dr Amen Sibtain MD, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
Professor K Sikora PhD, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR, Dean of Buckingham University (at time of review, Professor of Clinical Oncology, Hammersmith Hospital, London)
Dr Nicholas Slevin MBChB, FRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Christie Hospital, Manchester
Susan, Sheffield, Patient reviewer
Ms Trudy Smith MSc Human Nutrition, Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics, Health Education Authority - Food & Nutrition Programme
Miss Yuko Smith, Clinical Research Fellow, St George's Hospital, London
Dr Juliet Spiller, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Fairmile Marie Curie Centre
Dr D Spooner, FRCP, FRCR, Consultant Radiotherapist and Oncologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Dr Jeremy Steele, MD MRCP, Consultant Medical Oncologist, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
Dr Neil Steven MBBS (Lond), MA (Cantab), MRCP, DTMH, University of Birmingham
Dr Andrea Stevens, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Mr Richard Steyn, MS FRCSEd(C-Th) FIMCRCSEd MRCGP DRCOG, Consultant in Thoracic Surgery, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Dr A Stockdale MBBS, BSc, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
Ms Nicola Swan, Clinical Haematology Support/Liaison Nurse, Hammersmith Hospital, London
Dr Paul Symonds TD, MD, FRCP, FRCR, Consultant Oncologist, Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow
Professor N Thatcher MB Chir, FRCP, PhD, Christie CRC Hospital, Manchester
Mrs H Thornton, patient reviewer
Dr Amanda Tristram MBChB, MRCOG, MD, Subspecialist Fellow Gynaecological Oncology, Llandough Hospital, Cardiff
Mr George Ttouli ALIA (dip), MSFA, Independent Financial Advisor, Regent Cavendish IFA, London
Mr D Waller BM BS Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
Dr L Wall, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Edinburgh
Mr John Wardle Senior Lecturer, Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University
Mr Nicholas Watkin, MA, MChir, FRCS (Urol), Consultant in Urology, St George's Hospital, London
Mr John Watkinson MB, MSc, MS, FRCS, DLO, Consultant Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham
Professor J Waxman MBBS, MD, FRCP, Hammersmith Hospital, London
Dr Matthew Wheater PhD, MRCP, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Southampton Cancer Centre
Ms lsabel White, Cancer Research UK Nursing Research Training Fellow, University of Surrey
Dr Charles Wilson, MBBS, MRCP , Consultant Oncologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Ms Netty Wood, MPharm, Dip Pharm Prac, MRPharmS, Lead Pharmacist, Essex Cancer Network 
Mr Stephen F Worrall MD, FRCS, FDSRCS, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Miss J Yoon MBBS MRCOG, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Homerton University Hospital
Ms Laura Yochum, MPH, RD, Cancer epidemiologist, Cancer Research UK