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National Cancer Institute (USA) – Information about cancer
Cancer Research UK Cancer Statistics
Electronic Medicines Compendium
Link to Electronic Medicines Compendium website
The Textbook of Uncommon Cancers (5th edition)
Raghavan and others
Wiley Blackwell, 2017
Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology (12th edition)
VT DeVita, TS Lawrence, SA Rosenberg
Wolters Kluwer, 2023
Cancer and its Management (7th edition)
J Tobias and D Hochhauser
Wiley-Blackwell, 2015
AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (8th edition)
American Joint Committee on Cancer
Springer, 2017
Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness (14th edition)
A Waugh and A Grant
Elsevier Ltd, 2023
TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours (8th edition)
International Union Against Cancer
James D. Brierley (Editor), Mary K. Gospodarowicz (Editor), Christian Wittekind (Editor)
Wiley-Blackwell, 2016
Dr David Gilligan, Consultant Oncologist.
Dr Nazia Mohammed, Consultant Oncologist.
Jackie – Patient reviewer
Dee McLean – MeDee Art, Medical Illustration (Original illustrations)
Last reviewed: 06 Nov 2023
Next review due: 06 Nov 2026
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