Where this ovarian cancer information comes from

This page tells you about the major sources of information that we used to put together the ovarian cancer section.

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All our information is checked by cancer specialists and surgeons who specialise in treating cancer. The names of our specialist reviewers are at the end of this list. We also try to find patients to review all our sections. If you have had ovarian cancer, live in the UK and would like to become a patient reviewer, you can write to us by clicking on 'contact us' on the right hand side of any CancerHelp UK page.

Cancer Research UK
CancerStats

US National Cancer Institute
Information on the treatment of ovarian cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/ cancer_information/cancer_type/ovarian/

Principles and practice of oncology (7th edition)
De Vita, V.T., Hellman, S. and Rosenberg S.A.
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2005

Referral for suspected cancer. A clinical practice guideline.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2005
Link to the referral guidelines on the NICE website

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), October 2003
Link to the SIGN website

Topotecan, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride and paclitaxel for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), May 2005
Link to the NICE website

Guidance on the use of paclitaxel for ovarian cancer. NICE.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), January 2003
Link to the NICE website

Ovarian cysts in postmenopausal women
Royal College of Obstetricans and Gynaecologists
Guideline No 34, Oct 2003

Ovarian cancer and hormone replacement therapy in the Million Women Study. Million Women Study Collaborators. The Lancet 2007;369: 1703-10.

Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for the initial management of primary epithelial ovarian cancer. Jaaback K, Johnson N. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006, Issue 1.

Chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer. Stewart L, Advanced Ovarian Cancer Trialists Group. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 1999, Issue 1.

Interval debulking surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Tangjitgamol S, Manusirivithaya S, Laopaiboon M, Lumbiganon P. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009, Issue 1.

Adjuvant (post-surgery) chemotherapy for early stage epithelial ovarian cancer. Winter-Roach BA, Kitchener HC, Dickinson HO. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009, Issue 1.

Professor Jonathan Ledermann, Professor of medical oncology
Mr Robin Crawford, MD, FRCS, MRCOG
Professor Ian Jacobs, MD, MRCOG
Dr Timothy Perren MD, FRCP
Beverley Hicks, Patient reviewer