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Breast cancer (early & locally advanced) (CG80) |
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early and locally advanced breast cancer
Fast, easy summary view of NICE guidance on 'early and locally advanced breast cancer'
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Breast cancer (early & locally advanced): diagnosis and treatment
The advice in this guideline covers:
- some of the tests and treatments that patients with early and locally advanced breast cancer should be offered, in particular:
– reducing the amount of surgery under your arm
– breast reconstruction when breast conservation is not possible
– chemotherapy and endocrine treatments
– biological treatments.
It does not specifically look at:
- the care of patients with advanced breast cancer or those with rare or non-cancerous tumours of the breast
- the care of people who do not have breast cancer themselves but have a family history of the disease.
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NICE has produced separate advice for the care of patients with advanced breast cancer and people who have a family history of the disease.
This guideline updates the following technology appraisals:
- TA107 Breast cancer (early) - trastuzumab (published August 2006)
- TA108 Breast cancer (early) - paclitaxel (published September 2006)
- TA109 Breast cancer (early) - docetaxel (published September 2006).
NICE and the Department of Health are currently reviewing the future position on updating technology appraisals within clinical guidelines, with particular reference to implications for the funding direction on technology appraisals. In the meantime, the technology appraisal guidance remains available and should continue to be followed. The statutory funding direction remains in place for the recommendations contained in the technology appraisal guidance.
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Other information
- CG80 Early and locally advanced breast cancer: evidence review
- CG80 Early and locally advanced breast cancer: needs assessment
- CG80 Breast cancer (early & locally advanced): NICE guideline (web format)
NICE Pathways
This guidance has been incorporated into the following NICE Pathways, along with other related guidance and products.
Visit the NICE Pathway: early and locally advanced breast cancer
How this guidance was produced
Background information
This page was last updated: 19 April 2012
- some of the tests and treatments that patients with early and locally advanced breast cancer should be offered, in particular:
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