Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer A Canadian consensus document The Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer In 2001, the existing guidelines are being updated and new ones are being developed. Links to the updated and new guidelines appear below. Supplement to CMAJ 1998;158(3 suppl) These articles have been peer reviewed. © 1998 Canadian Medical Association Individual pamphlets for each guideline can be obtained without charge from your local Cancer Society or from Publications, Health Canada, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON, Canada K1A 0K9. Tel 613 954-5995; fax 613 941-5366. The guidelines are available in portable document format (pdf). See also: Information about the upcoming webcast on clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer Questions and answers on breast cancer: a guide for women and their physicians Letter: Breast cancer guidelines, L. Mahoney, P. Rasuli Letter: More on breast cancer guidelines, L. Mahoney Contents Introduction Levels of evidence Guideline 1. The palpable breast lump: information and recommendations to assist decision-making when a breast lump is detected Guideline 2. Investigation of lesions detected by mammography Guideline 3. Mastectomy or lumpectomy? The choice of operation for clinical stages I and II breast cancer Guideline 4. Axillary dissection Guideline 5. The management of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) [Revised Oct. 2, 2001] Guideline 6. Breast radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery Guideline 7. Adjuvant systemic therapy for women with node-negative breast cancer [Revised Jan. 23, 2001] Guideline 8. Adjuvant systemic therapy for women with node-positive breast cancer [Revised Mar. 6, 2001] Guideline 9. Follow-up after treatment for breast cancer Guideline 10. The management of chronic pain in patients with breast cancer Guideline 11. Lymphedema [published Jan. 23, 2001] Guideline 12. Chemoprevention of breast cancer [published June 12, 2001] Guideline 13. Sentinel lymph node biopsy [published July 24, 2001] New! Suggested reading Members and nominating organization of the Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer | CMAJ February 10, 1998 (vol 158, no 3) / JAMC le 10 février 1998 (vol 158, no 3) | | CPG Infobase / Infobanque des GPC |