NCCN Breast Cancer Guidelines now available at Medscape

JENKINTOWN, Pa., December 13, 2006 — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is proud to announce a new collaboration with Medscape from WebMD, the leading provider of online medical information and education for physicians and other healthcare professionals. The latest version of the NCCN Breast Cancer Guidelines, NCCN Clinical Practice in Oncology™, will be published on Medscape at www.medscape.com/viewarticle/548868, bringing the recognized standard for clinical policy in the oncology community to the widest audience of online healthcare professionals.

Visitors to Medscape will have easy access to the leading developments in the treatment of breast cancer. These recommendations are developed and updated through a consensus-driven process with explicit review of the scientific evidence by multidisciplinary panels of expert physicians from NCCN member institutions.

“We’re excited to have the Breast Cancer Guidelines on Medscape, which attracts over 1 million physician visits a month. With this increased visibility, more physicians and other health professionals will have access to the guidelines, hopefully implementing them regularly into their practice,” said Robert Carlson, M.D., chair of the NCCN Breast Cancer Guidelines Panel.

“WebMD is dedicated to providing physicians with instant access to credible and relevant medical information,” said Steve Zatz, MD, EVP, Professional Services, WebMD. “We are pleased to support the NCCN by disseminating its new Breast Cancer Guidelines on Medscape so that oncology specialists and their patients can benefit from these important standards.”

Medscape is available free to registered users, providing specialists, primary care physicians and other health professionals with Medscape’s award-winning original news and leading online continuing medical education, as well as MEDLINE and Medscape Select Search. The NCCN Breast Cancer Guidelines can be found on both www.medscape.com/viewarticle/548868 and www.nccn.org.