NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™

Each individual NCCN Guideline is posted with its latest update date and version number. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™ ©2007/2008 National Comprehensive Cancer Network. All rights reserved.

Guidelines for Treatment of Cancer by Site

Guidelines for Detection, Prevention, & Risk Reduction

• Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
• Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis
• Cervical Cancer Screening
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast and Ovarian
• Breast and/or Ovarian Genetic Assessment
• Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer
• Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
• Cowden Syndrome
• Prostate Cancer Early Detection

Guidelines for Supportive Care

• Adult Cancer Pain
• Antiemesis
• Cancer- and Treatment-Related Anemia
• Cancer-Related Fatigue
• Distress Management
• Myeloid Growth Factors
• Palliative Care
• Pediatric Cancer Pain
• Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections
• Senior Adult Oncology
• Venous Thromboembolic Disease

Disclaimer

These guidelines are a statement of consensus of the authors regarding their views of currently accepted approaches to treatment. Any clinician seeking to apply or consult these guidelines is expected to use independent medical judgment in the context of individual clinical circumstances to determine any patient’s care or treatment. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding their content, use or application and disclaims any responsibility for their application or use in any way. These guidelines are copyrighted by National Comprehensive Cancer Network. All rights reserved. These guidelines and the illustrations herein may not be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of NCCN. ©2007/2008.

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Clinical Trials

The NCCN believes that the best management for any cancer patient is in a clinical trial. Participation in clinical trials is especially encouraged.

All recommendations are Category 2A unless otherwise specified. See NCCN Categories of Evidence and Consensus.

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