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References for the breast reconstruction section

The information in the breast reconstruction section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding breast reconstruction. This booklet has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

  • Improving Outcomes in Breast Cancer – Guidance for Purchasers. The Manual Update. National Institute for Clinical Excellence. August 2002.
  • Improving Outcomes in Breast Cancer – Guidance for Purchasers. The Research Update. National Institute for Clinical Excellence. August 2002.
  • Guidance for Surgeons on the Management of Symptomatic Breast Disease in the UK. Breast Surgeons Group of the British Association of Surgcal Oncology. 1998.
  • Ahmed S et al. Breast Reconstruction. British Medical Journal. 2005, 330: 943–8.

Guidelines are constantly being updated and those noted above may have been revised since this booklet was produced. You can access up-to-date guidelines in the health professionals section of the website.


Content last reviewed: 01 August 2005
Page last modified: 08 August 2006

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