NCCNGuidelines®forSmartphone
NCCNispleasedtopresenttheVirtualLibraryofNCCNGuidelines®FormattedforAndroidSmartphone.ThiseasytouseandconvenientformatwillfurtherassisthealthcareprofessionalsintheirimplementationoftheNCCNGuidelines,thusimprovingthequalityandeffectivenessofcareprovidedtopatientswithcancer.NCCNinvitesyoutoexploretheNCCNGuidelinesinthisexcitingnewformat.
TheNationalComprehensiveCancerNetwork®(NCCN®),anot-for-profitallianceof23oftheworld'sleadingcancercenters,isdedicatedtoimprovingthequalityandeffectivenessofcareprovidedtopatientswithcancer.ThroughtheleadershipandexpertiseofclinicalprofessionalsatNCCNMemberInstitutions,NCCNdevelopsresourcesthatpresentvaluableinformationtothenumerousstakeholdersinthehealthcaredeliverysystem.Asthearbiterofhigh-qualitycancercare,NCCNpromotestheimportanceofcontinuousqualityimprovementandrecognizesthesignificanceofcreatingclinicalpracticeguidelinesappropriateforusebypatients,clinicians,andotherhealthcaredecision-makers.TheprimarygoalofallNCCNinitiativesistoimprovethequality,effectiveness,andefficiencyofoncologypracticesopatientscanlivebetterlives.
Overthepast15years,NCCNhasdevelopedanintegratedsuiteoftoolstoimprovethequalityofcancercare.TheNCCNGuidelinesdocumentevidence-based,consensus-drivenmanagementtoensurethatallpatientsreceivepreventive,diagnostic,treatment,andsupportiveservicesthataremostlikelytoleadtooptimaloutcomes.
TheNCCNGuidelinesareacomprehensivesetofguidelinesdetailingthesequentialmanagementdecisionsandinterventionsforthemalignantcancersthataffect97percentofallpatientswithcancer.Inaddition,separateguidelinesrelatetomajorpreventionandscreeningtopicsandanothersetofpathwaysfocusesonthemajorsupportivecareareas.
TheNCCNGuidelinesarecomposedofrecommendationsbasedonthebestevidenceavailableatthetimetheyarederived.Becausenewdataarepublishedcontinuously,itisessentialthattheNCCNGuidelinesalsobecontinuouslyupdatedandrevisedtoreflectnewdataandnewclinicalinformation.ThegoaloftheNCCNGuidelinesistohelponcologistsmakethemajorclinicaldecisionsencounteredinmanagingtheirpatientsbyprovidingreadyaccesstosynthesizedinformation.TheNCCNGuidelinesproviderecommendationsforappropriatecareformostbutnotallpatients;however,individualpatientcircumstancesmustbeconsideredwhenapplyingtheserecommendations.
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