News - August 2010 - National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) Australia

Australian: ovarian cancer clinical practice guidelines (teal star)

Note: again with this update, the Australian ovarian cancer guidelines are in plain english and comprehensive; chapter 4 discusses briefly familial risks noting that HNPCC (hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer) is now more commonly known as Lynch Syndrome; it would have been preferable to include the actual Lynch Syndrome commonly screened mutations (MSH2/MSH6/MLH1 & PMS2)

 

Promoting clinical best practice in the treatment of ovarian cancer: 

NBOCC is currently reviewing and updating selected topics in its Clinical practice guidelines for the management of women with epithelial ovarian cancer, to provide Australian health professionals with timely, evidence-based information.....A evidence review has been completed to inform the development of updated recommendations about the follow-up care of women with ovarian cancer, including patient preferences