Management of early colorectal cancer
Cancer
Clinical Settings: Secondary, Tertiary
Resource type: Evidence-based guideline
Author: NZGG
Published: June 2011
ISBN: 978-1-877509-41-4
Electronic ISBN: 978-1-877509-40-7
Copyright Holder: Ministry of Health
An evidence-based summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence to inform best practice in the management of people with early colorectal cancer. The guideline will be relevant and useful to all secondary and tertiary care practitioners involved in the care of people with early colorectal cancer (ie, not metastatic or recurrent).
Tags: colorectal cancer, bowel cancer, colon cancer, rectum cancer
Notes:Overall this is a high quality guideline providing advice on the management of people with early colorectal cancer. The guideline development team comprised a range of health practitioners and methodology expertise. Patient representatives were involved in the development of the guideline. The strengths and limitations of the body of evidence are well described and the recommendations are clearly linked to the evidence. There is no cost effectiveness analysis and the procedure for updating the guideline is not provided. Helpful tools for implementation are provided. Although there is no formal auditing tool provided, clearly defined criteria within the recommendations could be adapted for use as an auditing tool.
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Supporting material (4)
- Download NZ Medical Journal Article PDF [185 KB]
- Colorectal Cancer Pocket Summary »
- Colorectal Slide Set: Surgery »
- Colorectal Slide Set: Oncology »