References for the gullet cancer information centre

The information in the cancer of the gullet information centre is based on our booklet, Understanding cancer of the gullet (oesophagus).

The references for the booklet are:

• Guidelines for the Management of Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer. British Society of Gastroenterology, and the British Association of Surgical Oncology, 2002.
• NHS guidelines for suspected cancer. NHS Executive, 2000.
• Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer. Scottish Executive 2002.
• Improving outcomes in upper gastrointestinal cancers. National Cancer Guidance Group. London: NHS Executive, Department of Health, 2001.
• The Oxford Textbook of Oncology. 2nd edn. Eds: Robert Souhami, et al. Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002.
• Supportive and Palliative Care for People with Cancer. National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Part A and Part B. March 2004.

Guidelines are constantly being updated and those noted above may have been revised since this booklet was produced.