References for the breathlessness section

The information in the breathlessness section is based on our booklet, Managing breathlessness.

• Hanks G, et al. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care. 4th edition. 2009. Oxford University Press.
• Lung cancer: The diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. 2005. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
• Bausewein C, et al. Non-pharmacological interventions for breathlessness in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008. Issue 2. www.thecochranelibrary.com
• Booth S, et al. The etiology and management of intractable breathlessness in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of pharmacological therapy. 2007. www.nature.com/nrclinonc/journal/v5/n2/full/ncponc1034.html (accessed 24 August 2010).
• Cranston JM, et al. Oxygen therapy for dyspnoea in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2009. Issue 1. www thecochranelibrary.com
• Department of Health. Home oxygen service. www.dh.gov.uk (accessed 10 May 2010).

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