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This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing lung cancer in adults. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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Question External beam radiotherapy compared with usual care: What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of external beam...
Preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancer (HTG383)
Evidence-based recommendations on preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancers. This involves inserting an applicator into the rectum and using it to deliver radiation to the tumour.
Evidence-based recommendations on vismodegib (Erivedge) for treating basal cell carcinoma in adults.
meningioma: immediate versus deferred radiotherapy for incompletely excised grade I meningioma:- Is immediate or deferred...
Question Duration of risk of radiotherapy in people with cancer and COVID-19: Are people who have had radiotherapy recently...
Evidence-based recommendations on stent placement for vena caval obstruction. This involves using a catheter to position a stent, which may be self-expanding or balloon-dilated, across the area of narrowing to relieve it.
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Neutropenic sepsis: prevention and management in people with cancer (CG151)
This guideline covers preventing, identifying and managing neutropenic sepsis in children, young people and adults receiving treatment for cancer in the community and in secondary and tertiary care. It aims to reduce the risk of infection in people with neutropenia (low number of white blood cells) who are receiving anticancer treatment and improve management of neutropenic sepsis.
Transoral carbon dioxide laser surgery for primary treatment of oropharyngeal malignancy (HTG337)
Evidence-based recommendations on transoral carbon dioxide laser surgery for primary treatment of oropharyngeal malignancy. This involves using a laser to cut out the tumour and a small amount of the healthy flesh around it.
Recommendation ID NG52/3 Question Radiotherapy in first-line treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma:- In people presenting with...
Cemiplimab for treating advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (TA802)
Evidence-based recommendations on cemiplimab (Libtayo) for metastatic or locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in adults.
Risk of radiotherapy in people with cancer and COVID-19: Are patients with cancer and COVID-19 who are receiving/have recently received...
Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency ablation as an adjunct to balloon kyphoplasty or percutaneous vertebroplasty for palliation of painful spinal metastases. This involves inserting a needle-like probe containing an electrode into the spinal metastases. This produces an electrical current that aims to relieve pain and other symptoms.
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Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy compared with surgery: What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of stereotactic ablative...
ProKnow cloud-based system for radiotherapy data storage, communication and management
Awaiting development Reference number: GID-HTG10178 Expected publication date: TBC