References for the bladder cancer information centre

The information in the bladder cancer information section is based on the Cancerbackup booklets Understanding early (superficial) bladder cancer and Understanding invasive and advanced bladder cancer.

These booklets were produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

• Multi-disciplinary team Guidance for Managing Bladder Cancer. British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Section of Oncology and British Uro-oncology (BUG) 2007.
• Guidelines on Bladder Cancer Muscle-invasive and Metastatic. European Association of Urology 2006.
• Guidelines on TaT1 (non-muscle invasive) Bladder Cancer. European Association of Urology 2006.
• NHS guidelines for suspected cancer in adults and children. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2005.
• National Cancer Guidance Group. Improving outcomes in urological cancer. The manual: The Research Evidence; and guidance for General Practitioners and primary care teams. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2002.
• Management of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder. Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network. December 2005.
• The Oxford Textbook of Oncology. Editors: Robert Souhami, Ian Tannock, Peter Hohenburger and Jean-Claude Horiot: Oxford University Press, 2002.