References for the oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet) information section

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

The references for the booklet are:

• Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons (AUGIS) and the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland. A consensus view and recommendations on the development and practice of minimally invasive oesophagectomy. 2008.
• British Society of Gastroenterology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology. Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer. 2002.
• Choi N, et al. Radiation therapy, chemoradiotherapy, neoadjuvant approaches, and postoperative adjuvant therapy for localized cancers of the esophagus. 2011. www.uptodate.com (accessed March 2012).
• Harrison V, Hunter J. Revised staging system for esophageal cancer. Medscape Nurses News. 2011.
• Marietee C, et al. Therapeutic strategies in oesophageal carcinoma role of surgery and other modalities. The Lancet Oncology. 8:545–53. 2007.
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Exellence (NICE). Photodynamic therapy for early-stage oesophageal cancer (interventional procedure guidance 200). December 2006.
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Exellence (NICE). Palliative photodynamic therapy for advanced oesophageal cancer (interventional procedure guidance 206). January 2007.
• Saltzman J, et al. Diagnosis and staging of esophageal cancer. 2011. www.uptodate.com (accessed March 2012).
• Saltzman J, et al. Endoscopic palliation of esophageal cancer. 2011. www.uptodate.com (accessed March 2012).
• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Management of oesophageal and gastric cancer (87). June 2006.
• Stahl M, et al. Esophageal cancer: clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. ESMO Guidelines Working Group. Annals of Oncology 21 (Supplement 5): v46–v49. 2010.
• Swanson S. Surgical management of localized esophageal cancer. 2011. www.uptodate.com (accessed March 2012).

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