Appendix 7 : Key References
- Cancer Incidence in Scotland 2016 https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/ Publications/2018-04-24/2018-04-24-Cancer-Incidence-Report.pdf?51368349791
- Scottish Cancer Registry, Information Services Division (ISD), April 2018 (based on total Scottish population of 5,404,700 as at 30 June 2016) http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/General-Practice/Workforce-and-Practice-Populations/
- National Records of Scotland mid 2016 population estimates Scotland https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates/mid-2016
- Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action https://www.gov.scot/publications/beating-cancer-ambition-action/
- Practising Realistic Medicine https://www.gov.scot/publications/summary-practising-realistic-medicine/
- NICE Guideline [NG12] Suspected cancer: recognition and referral (June 2015 last updated July 2017) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12
- Cancer Research UK: Your Urgent Referral https://publications.cancerresearchuk.org/categories/your-urgent-referral
- Familial Breast Cancer Report www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/cancer_care_improvement/programme_resources/familial_breast_cancer_report.aspx
- Diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Cancer http://www.sign.ac.uk/sign-126diagnosis-and-management-of-colorectal-cancer.html
- Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme – Summary Card http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Health/Services/Cancer/Risk-Management/Prostate-Cancer-Summary-Card
- Management of epithelial ovarian cancer https://www.sign.ac.uk/sign-135management-of-epithelial-ovarian-cancer.html
- Headsmart – The Brain Tumour Charity, Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health https://www.headsmart.org.uk/
- Grace Kelly Ladybird Trust https://www.gkcct.org
- Cancer Working Group of the Scottish Clinical Biochemistry Managed Diagnostic Network Tumour Marker bookmark https://www.clinicalbiochemistry.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Tumour-Marker-bookmark-NHS-download.pdf
- Statistics on preventable cancers https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/risk/preventable-cancers
- Clinical relevance of thrombocytosis in primary care: Br J Gen Pract 2017; 67 (659): e405-e413. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X691109