BTS/SCTS Guidelines on the radical management of patients with lung cancer: revised 2010
The Guidelines were published as a supplement to the October 2010 issue of Thorax.
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A Quick Reference document of this guideline is available here
The British Thoracic Society Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma Specialist Advisory Group has produced a guidance document, Giving Information to Lung Cancer Patients, to assist healthcare professionals in discussion of options for patients on the lung cancer pathway (2008). Download the document here.
Lung Cancer - Diagnosis & Treatment
NICE Guideline on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (CG 121, April 2011)
Lung Cancer Quality Standards
Lung Cancer Quality Standards were published by NICE in March 2012
ILCOP: Improving Lung Cancer Outcomes Project
Publications from the ILCOP Project are available here.
April 2012
BTS Recommendation to Respiratory Physicians for Organising the Care of Patients with Lung Cancer
The Lung Cancer Working Party of the British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Committee - Thorax 1998; 53:(suppl I) - SUPERCEDED
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Guideline for the Selection of Patients with Lung Cancer for Surgery
BTS and Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Working Party - Thorax 2001: 56: 89-108.
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