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Suspected cancer: recognition and referral

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG12
  • Published:  23 June 2015
  • Last updated:  01 May 2025
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  1. Resource impact
  2. Implementation support
  3. Audit and service improvement
  4. Research recommendations
  5. Guidance into practice

Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance into practice.

Resource impact

  • Resource impact statement

Implementation support

  • Endorsed resource - Referral guidance for suspected cancer in children and young people 

  • Endorsed resource - Oesophageal cancer: early diagnosis course

  • Endorsed resource - Ovarian cancer: early diagnosis course

  • Endorsed resource - Symptomatic Breast Referral Resource Suite (SBRRS)

  • Endorsed resource - A guide for GPs: referring people under the age of 50 for bowel cancer investigation

  • Endorsed resource - Brain tumour: early diagnosis course

  • Endorsed resource - Lung cancer: early diagnosis course

  • Measuring the use of NICE guidance

  • Endorsed resource - The Cancer Maps

  • Endorsed resource - Paediatric Musculoskeletal Matters (PMM)

  • Endorsed resource - Rapid referral guidelines

Audit and service improvement

  • Baseline assessment tool (Excel 69 KB)

    Published:
    01 May 2025

Research recommendations

  • Research recommendations information

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide

  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance