References for the cervical screening section

The information in this section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding cervical screening, which was produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

• Clinical Gynaecologic Oncology, 7th Ed. Disaia, P, and Creasman, WT. Mosby Elsevier. 2007.
• Long Term Risk of Invasive Cancer After Treatment for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 3: Population-Based Cohort Study. Strander et al. British Medical Journal. 2007.
• Practical Gynaecologic Oncology, 4th Ed. Berek, J, and Hacker, N. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2005.
• The Oxford Textbook of Oncology. Eds: Robert Souhami, Ian Tannock, Peter Hohenberger, and Jean-Claude Horiot. Oxford University Press. 2005.
• Making a Difference: NHS Cervical Screening Review. NHS Cancer Screening Programmes. 2004.
• Colposcopy and Programme Management: Guidelines for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. National Health Screening Programme. April 2004.
• The Cervical Cancer Epidemic that Screening has Prevented in the UK.  Peto, J, et al. The Lancet. 2004.
• Guidance on the use of Liquid-Based Cytology for Cervical Screening. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). October 2003.
• Cancer Research UK: www.cancerhelp.org.uk
• NI Cancer Screening Programs: www.cancerscreening.n-i.nhs.uk
• Cervical screening Wales: www.screeningservices.org.uk/csw/pub/index.asp
• ISD Scotland NHS Scotland: www.isdscotland.org/isd/1673.html