Breast cancer follow up: a patient preference questionnaire study with reference to NICE guidelinesThe practise of Immediate Breast Reconstruction (IBR) following mastectomy for primary breast cancer is being increasingly adopted. Here the impact of IBR on disease progression and survival was assessed ...
Questioning specialists' attitudes to breast cancer follow-up in primary care BACKGROUND: National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend discharging asymptomatic breast care patients 3 years after diagnosis. A... P Donnelly1 L Hiller2 S Bathers3 S Bowden3 and R Coleman4 - ...
Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how we use words to show the strength (or certainty) of our recommendations, and has information about prescribing medicines (including off-label use), professional guidelines, standards and laws (including on consent and mental capacity), and safeguardin...
Breast cancer risk is a common indication for referral to clinical genetics services. UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines use family history (FH) to stratify by 10-year risk of breast cancer from age 40. Patients are stratified into population risk (PR, 10-ye...
up smoking. The guideline brings together and updates all NICE''s previous guidelines on using tobacco, including smokeless tobacco. It covers nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes to help people stop smoking or reduce their harm from smoking. It does not ...
EVEN so, the email that GPs have been sent makes it clear that these are the ones I have to follow until NICE issues new set more than a year from now. If I treated all my women heart attack patients according the JBS rather than the NICE guidelines for six years, one out of ev...
To keep that post-whitening brilliance, it’s crucial to follow these five essential care tips: avoiding stain-causing foods, practicing good oral hygiene, using touch-up whitening products, scheduling regular dental cleanings, and steering clear of tobacco products. You will enjoy a dazzling smile...
Comments on the NICE 2009 guidelines with respect to breast cancer follow-updoi:10.1136/bmj.b815Peter DonnellyBMJ
Patients were risk stratified by NICE criteria, identifying patients who subsequently developed breast cancer. 1,409 women had 15,414 patient-years of follow up. 30 invasive breast cancers developed, 13 in MR and 13 in HR women. Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated no significant difference in rate...
The EM follow-up of GW signals will have to deal with large position uncertainties. The gravitational sky localization is expected to be tens to hundreds of square degrees. Wide-field cameras and rapid follow-up observations will be crucial to characterize the EM candidates for the first EM ...