ICARE Social Media Post August 2024

How to Access NCCN Guidelines

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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guides clinical practice by providing free access to their guidelines that are available to both patients and healthcare providers. To access the most recent version of cancer-related guidelines that are updated at least annually, create a free username and password at https://www.nccn.org/

Once you login, you may access the guidelines by going to the “Guidelines” tab in the top menu and selecting “Detection, Prevention, and Risk Reduction”

  • Genetics/Familial Colorectal Cancer Guidelines are available at: https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/genetics_colon.pdf
  • Genetics/Familial Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Guidelines are available at: https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/genetics_bop.pdf
  • To find information about inherited cancers across all NCCN guidelines, go to page SUMM-1 to view the “Summary of Genes and/or Syndromes Included/Mentioned in Other NCCN Guidelines” table, which includes links to other guidelines and genes/syndromes

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