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Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract: assessment and management in people aged 16 and over (NG36)
This guideline covers assessing and managing cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract in people aged 16 and over. These are cancers of the airways of the head and neck, including the mouth, throat, larynx (voicebox) and sinuses. It aims to reduce variation in practice and improve survival.
This guideline covers the diagnosing and managing of myeloma (including smouldering myeloma and primary plasma cell leukaemia) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to improve care for people with myeloma by promoting the most effective tests and treatments for myeloma and its complications.
Pancreatic cancer in adults: diagnosis and management (NG85)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing pancreatic cancer in adults aged 18 and over. It aims to improve care by ensuring quicker and more accurate diagnosis, and by specifying the most effective treatments for people depending on how advanced their cancer is.
Metastatic malignant disease of unknown primary origin in adults: diagnosis and management (CG104)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing secondary cancer in people aged 18 and over when the site of the primary cancer is unknown. This includes people who have had treatment for cancer before. It aims to improve quality of life by offering advice on tests for identifying the site of the primary cancer and options for managing the person’s condition.
This quality standard covers diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and management of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in adults aged over 18. This quality standard describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover national initiatives, such as cancer screening or audit.
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- Quality statement 1: Specialist pancreatic cancer multidisciplinary teams
- Quality statement 2: Staging using FDG-PET/CT
- Quality statement 3: Resectional surgery
- Quality statement 4: Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy
- Quality statement 5 (placeholder): Effective interventions to address psychological needs
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This quality standard covers diagnostic reporting and the organisation of haematological cancer services for people of all ages (children, adults and young people) and managing haematological cancers in adults and young people (aged 16 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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This quality standard covers assessing and managing oesophago-gastric cancer in adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This quality standard covers assessing, diagnosing and managing head and neck cancer, including cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract in people aged 16 and over. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
This guideline covers care and support for people with advanced (stage 4) breast cancer. It aims to help them and their healthcare professionals make shared decisions about tests and treatments to improve outcomes and quality of life.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing Parkinson's disease in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve care from the time of diagnosis, including monitoring and managing symptoms, providing information and support, and palliative care.
is the comparative effectiveness of whole-body MRI, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography CT (FDG PET-CT) and whole-body...
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy for peripheral lung lesions (IPG337)
Evidence-based recommendations on endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy for peripheral lung lesions. This involves inserting an ultrasound probe via the patient’s nose or mouth into the lungs to obtain images as a guide for taking samples of the lesions.
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Axumin for functional imaging of prostate cancer recurrence (MIB172)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Axumin for functional imaging of prostate cancer recurrence .
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal masses (IPG254)
Evidence-based recommendations on endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal masses. This involves inserting a thin tube through the mouth into the lungs to take samples for examination.
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HeartFlow FFRCT for estimating fractional flow reserve from coronary CT angiography (MTG32)
Evidence-based recommendations on HeartFlow FFRCT for estimating fractional flow reserve from coronary CT angiography.