Tag Archives: guidelines

March, 2017

27 March
The Skin Cancer Screening Paradigm; Reviewing Current Guidelines for Detecting Melanoma

The Future Science Group (FSG) journal Melanoma Management, today announces the publication of a new perspective article, in which over 50 leaders in the dermatology field critically assess current screening practice for melanoma in the US. Presently, the safest and most cost-effective method of screening for melanoma, a deadly form …
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13 October
ASCO Issues Global Recommendations to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening

ALEXANDRIA, VA. – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today issued a new global guideline on screening for cervical cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer related death among women worldwide. The guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for screening, follow-up of positive screening results, and treatment of women with …
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5 August
FDA Issues Draft Updated Recommendations on Submitting a New 510(k) for Device Modifications

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft updated recommendations to help manufacturers determine when they are required to notify the FDA about modifications made to certain medical devices already on the market, including a separate guidance applicable to software devices. “These draft recommendations are intended to help manufacturers …
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27 July
NCCN Guidelines Recommend Optune as a Standard Treatment Option for Newly Diagnosed GBM

ST. HELIER, Jersey–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) announced today that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has recommended Optune as a standard treatment option for newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) in its Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Central Nervous System Cancers. NCCN panel members designated Optune together with temozolomide …
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23 March
New Guideline Addresses Long-term Needs of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

March 22, 2016–A new American Cancer Society guideline provides clinicians with recommendations on key areas of clinical follow-up care for survivors of head and neck cancer, a growing population numbering approximately 436,060 and accounting for 3% of all cancer survivors living in the United States. Head and neck cancer will …
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16 March
CDC Releases Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

As part of the U.S. government’s urgent response to the epidemic of overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today is issuing new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care. The CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, United …
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9 February
ASCO Issues New Guideline on Use of Biomarkers in Early Breast Cancer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today issued a new clinical practice guideline for women with early-stage invasive breast cancer and known hormone receptor and human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) receptor status. The guideline includes evidence-based recommendations on the appropriate use of breast tumor biomarker tests …
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