Publication - Advice and guidance
Scottish referral guidelines for suspected cancer
Guidelines to support primary care clinicians in identifying patients who are most likely to have cancer and therefore require urgent assessment by a specialist. Equally, they help in identifying patients who are unlikely to have cancer, embedding safety netting as a diagnostic support tool.
Appendix 7: Key References
- Cancer Incidence in Scotland 2016 https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Publications/2018-04-24/2018-04-24-Cancer-Incidence-Report.pdf?51368349791
- Scottish Cancer Registry, Information Services Division (ISD), April 2018 (based on total Scottish population of 5,404,700 as at 30 June 2016) http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/General-Practice/Workforce-and-Practice-Populations/
- National Records of Scotland mid 2016 population estimates Scotland https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates/mid-2016
- Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action https://www.gov.scot/publications/beating-cancer-ambition-action/
- Practising Realistic Medicine https://www.gov.scot/publications/summary-practising-realistic-medicine/
- NICE Guideline [NG12] Suspected cancer: recognition and referral (June 2015 last updated July 2017) https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12
- Cancer Research UK: Your Urgent Referral https://publications.cancerresearchuk.org/categories/your-urgent-referral
- Familial Breast Cancer Report www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/cancer_care_improvement/programme_resources/familial_breast_cancer_report.aspx
- Diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Cancer http://www.sign.ac.uk/sign-126-diagnosis-and-management-of-colorectal-cancer.html
- Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme – Summary Card http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Health/Services/Cancer/Risk-Management/Prostate-Cancer-Summary-Card
- Management of epithelial ovarian cancer https://www.sign.ac.uk/sign-135-management-of-epithelial-ovarian-cancer.html
- Headsmart – The Brain Tumour Charity, Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health https://www.headsmart.org.uk/
- Grace Kelly Ladybird Trust https://www.gracekellyladybird.co.uk/ https://www.gracekellyladybird.co.uk/knowthesigns
- Cancer Working Group of the Scottish Clinical Biochemistry Managed Diagnostic Network http://www.mcns.scot.nhs.uk/scbmdn/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/Tumour-Marker-bookmark-NHS-download.pdf
- Statistics on preventable cancers https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/risk/preventable-cancers
- Clinical relevance of thrombocytosis in primary care: Br J Gen Pract 2017; 67 (659): e405-e413. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X691109
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