Breast cancer guidelines

This webpage covers NICE guidelines on breast cancer. The table below presents the guidelines alphabetically with links to the surveillance report where relevant. Updates planned or in progress are listed for each guideline and there are links to the individual update pages for more information.

Guidelines

Guideline	Updates planned or in progress
Advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment (CG81)	Updates in progress Chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer Biological therapy for advanced breast cancer Ovarian function suppression for premenopausal and perimenopausal women with oestrogen receptor-positive early, locally advanced and advanced breast cancer  (see also early and locally advanced breast cancer) Updates planned Menopausal symptoms in all people with breast cancer (see also early and locally advanced breast cancer)
Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management (NG101)	Updates in progress Genetic testing for people with early and locally advanced breast cancer (see also familial breast cancer) Updates planned Menopausal symptoms in all people with breast cancer (see also advanced breast cancer) Psychological support for all people with breast cancer
Familial breast cancer: classification, care and managing breast cancer and related risks in people with a family history of breast cancer (CG164)	Updates In progress Genetic testing for people with early and locally advanced breast cancer (see also early and locally advanced breast cancer)

Methods

Guideline recommendations are developed using the methods and processes in developing NICE guidelines: the manual and the interim principles for methods and processes for supporting digital living guideline recommendations.

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