Diagnosis, Staging and Treatment of Patients with Breast Cancer

Guideline Number: 7

Publication Date: June 2015

Clinical Update: May 2023

The new Radiation Oncology section of the NCEC National Clinical Guideline No. 7 Diagnosis, Staging and Treatment of Patients with Breast Cancer is available on the NCCP website.

Please note the new Radiation Oncology section (2023) supersedes the recommendations of the Radiation Oncology section within the NCEC National Clinical Guideline No. 7 Diagnosis, Staging and Treatment of Patients with Breast Cancer (2015).

If you wish to see a copy of the complete originally published NCEC guideline for clinical reasons, please contact the HSE National Cancer Control Programme at info@cancercontrol.ie.

If you require the complete originally published NCEC guideline for any other reason (e.g. research, etc.) please contact the Clinical Effectiveness Unit in the Department of Health at ncec@health.gov.ie.

Clinical Update: December 2024

The new radiology section of the NCEC National Clinical Guideline No. 7 Diagnosis, Staging and Treatment of Patients with Breast Cancer is available on the NCCP website.

Please note the new radiology section (2024) supersedes the recommendations of the radiology section within the NCEC National Clinical Guideline No. 7 Diagnosis, Staging and Treatment of Patients with Breast Cancer (2015).

If you wish to see a copy of the complete originally published NCEC guideline for clinical reasons, please contact the HSE National Cancer Control Programme at info@cancercontrol.ie.

If you require the complete originally published NCEC guideline for any other reason (e.g. research, etc.) please contact the Clinical Effectiveness Unit in the Department of Health at ncec@health.gov.ie.