Guidance
Update information
October 2023: We updated recommendations 1.1.1.1 and 1.1.2.3 in line with NHS England's standard on faster diagnosis of cancer.
June 2015: Recommendations in section 1.1 have been incorporated into section 1.5 of the NICE guideline on suspected cancer. Recommendation 1.1.2.1 in this guideline partially replaces recommendation 1.1.1.3 in the NICE guideline on irritable bowel syndrome in adults (February 2008). This guideline was previously called ovarian cancer: the recognition and initial management of ovarian cancer.
Minor changes since publication
January 2025: We added a link to NICE's interventional procedures guidance on cytoreduction surgery with hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis (IPG688) to the section on intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
December 2017: Two out of date recommendations for research have been removed.
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