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Cover of Pancreatic cancer in adults: diagnosis and management

Pancreatic cancer in adults: diagnosis and management

NICE Guideline, No. 85

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London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); .
ISBN-13: 978-1-4731-2794-4

Excerpt

The evidence reviewed for this guideline has highlighted the lack of useful national data on 19 pancreatic cancer in the UK. In many cancers, national datasets have contributed 20 significantly to improving outcomes of patient management. For pancreatic cancer, there has 21 been no comprehensive national database and therefore comparing outcomes between 22 pancreatic centres and pancreatic specialists has not been possible. This lack of continuous 23 audit may result in inappropriate variation in the standard of treatments between centres. The 24 Committee is of the unanimous opinion that a national database of pancreatic cancer 25 patients needs to be established to provide a continuous comparative audit of patient 26 management.

Contents

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National Guideline Alliance, hosted by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Disclaimer

The recommendations in this guideline represent the view of NICE, arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. When exercising their judgement, professionals are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or service users. The recommendations in this guideline are not mandatory and the guideline does not override the responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or their carer or guardian.

Local commissioners and/or providers have a responsibility to enable the guideline to be applied when individual health professionals and their patients or service users wish to use it. They should do so in the context of local and national priorities for funding and developing services, and in light of their duties to have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, to advance equality of opportunity and to reduce health inequalities. Nothing in this guideline should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.

NICE guidelines cover health and care in England. Decisions on how they apply in other UK countries are made by ministers in the Welsh Government, Scottish Government, and Northern Ireland Executive. All NICE guidance is subject to regular review and may be updated or withdrawn.

Copyright © NICE 2018.
Bookshelf ID: NBK487233PMID: 29505215

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