Pancreatic Cancer Specialist InformationPancreatic Cancer Specialist InformationNICE 2005 guidelines on Referral for suspected cancer
Guidelines produced as supplements to Gut - An international Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Gut is the official journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology.
info on CA 19-9 from GPnotebook
info on the pancreatic enzymes Creon from manufacturers Solvay
info on Xeloda(capecitabine) from Roche
Oxford Textbook of Oncology - Second Edition
Coelic Plexus Block for pain control
Consultants special interests, clinics and contact information (www.specialistinfo.com)
National Electronic Library for Health: Specialist Library Cancer
Cancer Services Collaborative - Examples of Upper GI Pathways
Cancer Services Collaborative - Upper GI Project and Tumour Group
Review Papers
Review article:chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer S. Shore, M.G.T. Raraty, P. Ghanah & J.P. Neoptolemos Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2003: 18: 1049-1069
Recent developments in diagnosis of pancreatic cancer Arjun S Takhar, Ponni Palaniappan, Rajpal Dhingsa, Dileep N Lobo BMJ 2004;329:668-673
Meta-analysis of randomised adjuvant therapy trials for pancreatic cancer, D D Stocken, M W Büchler, C Dervenis, C Bassi, H Jeekel, J H G Klinkenbijl, K E Bakkevold, T Takada, H Amano and J P Neoptolemos, on behalf of the Pancreatic Cancer Meta-analysis Group British Journal of Cancer (2005) 92, 1372-1381.
NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
Abstracts on pancreatic cancer from Annual Meetings of American Society of Clinical Oncology - contains info on latest research and trial results
Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Emerging Strategies in Chemotherapy and Palliative Care Francois G. El Kamar, Michael L. Grossbard, Peter S. Kozuch from The Oncologist February 2003
last updated 8th September 2006