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UK treatment guidelines - Skin cancer


Guidelines for the management of actinic keratoses - BAD, February 2007

Produced by: British Association of Dermatologists

Purpose: The guidelines have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists, and present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines.

Can be obtained from: from their website at www.bad.org.uk

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Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions) - NICE, February 2006

Produced by: NICE- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Interventional procedure guidance 155 (IPG155).

Purpose: Full guidance to the NHS on the use of this therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions). Describes the procedure and reviews its indications, safety and efficacy.

Can be obtained from: The full guidance, interventional procedure overview and public information leaflet are available to download from the website.

Link to website: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/IPG155


Improving Outcomes for People with Skin Tumours including Melanoma - NICE, February 2006

Produced by: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), February 2006

Purpose: Cancer service guidance on skin tumours outlining how healthcare services for people with skin tumours should be organised. Includes key recommendations

Can be obtained from: Copies of this document can be obtained from the NHS Response Line by telephoning 0870 1555455.

Link to website: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/csgstim


Guidelines for management of Bowen's disease - BAD, 2006

Produced by: British Association of Dermatologists - 2006 update

Purpose: The guidelines have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists, and present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines.

Can be obtained from: their website at www.bad.org.uk

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Cutaneous Melanoma: a national clinical guideline - SIGN, 2004

Produced by: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), updated 2004, No.72.

Purpose: The document is intended to provide a national guideline in the management of cutaneous melanoma.

Can be obtained from: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ. Tel: 0131 225 7324.

Link to website: www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/72/index.html


Guidelines for the management of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas - BAD, July 2003

Produced by: British Association of Dermatologists

Purpose: The guidelines have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists, and present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines

Can be obtained from: the BAD website www.bad.org.uk

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UK Guidelines for the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma - BAD, 2003

Produced by: British Association of Dermatologists, 2003

Purpose: The guidelines have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists, and present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines.

Can be obtained from: from their website at www.bad.org.uk/healthcare/guidelines/cm.asp


Multiprofessional Guidelines for the Management of the Patient with Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma - BAD, 2002

Produced by: British Association of Dermatologists, January 2002

Purpose: The guidelines have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists, and present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines.

Can be obtained from: their website at www.bad.org.uk/healthcare/guidelines/scc.asp


Guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy: report of a workshop of the British Photodermatology Group 2001

Produced by: British Photodermatology Group 2001

Purpose: A recent British Photodermatology Group workshop considered published evidence on topical PDT in order to establish guidelines to promote the efficacy and safety of this increasingly practised treatment modality.

Can be obtained from: from their website www.bad.org.uk

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Guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma - BAD, 1999

Produced by: British Association of Dermatologists

Purpose: The guidelines have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists, and present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines.

Can be obtained from: their website at www.bad.org.uk

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Content last reviewed: 01 August 2007
Page last modified: 14 January 2009

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