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Reviews the clinical and cost-effectiveness of new treatments.
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Blog on this topic
Demand faster treatment: Why people with pancreatic cancer simply cannot afford to wait
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Putting guidance into practice
Shared learning
Examples of how our guidance and standards have been put into practice in the NHS, local authorities, voluntary sector and a range of other organisations.
Showing 3 of 4 shared learning examples for this topic:
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Symptomatic Breast Referral Resource Suite: Enhancing the Suspected Cancer Recognition and Referral Process
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A model of fast-track surgery for pancreatic cancer to implement the NICE guideline recommendations for the management of operable patients
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GatewayC: Improving early detection of cancer through e-learning for primary care