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Improving outcomes in breast cancer
In 1996, the Department of Health published a document called Improving Outcomes in Breast Cancer. It recommended which healthcare professionals should be involved in the treatment, management and care of women with breast cancer. It also recommended how these services should be organised so that women with breast cancer across England and Wales would receive high-quality healthcare.
NICE has now published an updated version of this document. Further recommendations have been added and some of the original recommendations have been updated. The key recommendations are:
- Women should be treated by a multidisciplinary team
- Women should be treated promptly
- Services should be more consistent
- Intensive, hospital-based follow-up is not beneficial
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In February 2009 NICE published guidance on early and locally advanced breast cancer and advanced breast cancer that complements the cancer service guidance.
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Other information
How this guidance was produced
Background information
This page was last updated: 30 March 2010
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Guidance formats
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Implementation tools and resources
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Patient
The summary of the key recommendations in the guidance written for patients, carers and those with little medical knowledge and may be used in local patient information leaflets.
Quick Reference Guide
The quick reference guide presents recommendations for health professionals
NICE Guidance
The published NICE clinical guidance, contains the recommendations for health professionals and NHS bodies.
Full Guidance
The published full clinical guidance for specialists with background, evidence, recommendations and methods used.
