References for the cancer of the womb information section

The information in the cancer of the womb information section is based on the Macmillan Cancer Support booklet, Understanding womb (endometrial) cancer which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

• DiSaia P and Creasman W. Clinical Gynaecologic Oncology. 7th Edition. 2007.
• Mosby Elsevier. The Elsevier Guide to Oncology Drugs and Regimes. 2006. Elsevier Oncology.
• Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage 1 endometrial cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Issue 4. 2009.
• Chemotherapy for advanced, recurrent or metastatic endometrial carcinoma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.  Issue 4. 2009.
• L Gunderson. Clinical Radiation Oncology. 2nd Edition. 2007. Elsevier. Churchill Livingstone.
• Referral guidelines for suspected cancer. 2005. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
• Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer. 2002. Scottish Executive/NHS Scotland.
• Northern Ireland Referral Guidelines for a Suspected Cancer. May 2007. Northern Ireland Cancer Network.
• Womb Cancer: Cancer information section of CRUK website: www.cancerhelp.co.uk (accessed Dec 2009).
• Endometrial cancer: American Cancer Society website: www.cancer.org (accessed Dec 2009).
• Investigation of Post-Menopausal Bleeding: A national clinical guideline. September 2002. SIGN.
• Singh P and Oehler MK. Hormone replacement after gynaecological cancer. 2009. Maturitas.
• Revised FIGO staging for carcinoma of the vulva, cervix, and endometrium. FIGO Committee on Gynecologic Oncology. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 105 (2009). 103–104.
• MM Baekelandt and M Castiglione on behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Working Group. Endometrial carcinoma: ESMO Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Annals of Oncology 20 (Supplement 4). 2009. iv29–iv31.

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