CKS is no longer commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). NICE remains committed to providing a replacement service for CKS and is currently reviewing its options. In the meantime, although CKS content is now not being maintained, it still remains relevant and will continue to be made available. CKS content was generated under a programme of topic creation and update. To check if the topic you are viewing is current or out of date, please refer to the topic publication details by clicking on the 'How up-to-date is this topic?' link in the left hand menu on individual topic pages.
Breast cancer - suspected
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Age from 15 years onwards
This CKS topic is a direct implementation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline Referral guidelines for suspected cancer: breast cancer [NICE, 2005].
This CKS topic does not cover other aspects of the management of patients with breast cancer.
There is a separate CKS topic on Breast cancer - managing FH.
The target audience for this CKS topic is healthcare professionals working within the NHS in England, and providing first contact or primary health care. A version of this guideline for people with suspected cancer and their carers, and for the public, is available from the NICE website, www.nice.org.uk (pdf), or from the NHS Response Line (0870 1555 455; quote reference number N0852).
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