New ABS Guidelines published on management of the axilla

New ABS Guidelines published.

The Association of Breast Surgery has published Management of the Axilla: Multidisciplinary Recommendations from the Association of Breast Surgery.

As axillary management in breast cancer patients continues to evolve, these guidelines offer clinical teams optimal strategies for axillary management in terms of diagnosis, timing and type of treatment, as well as recommendations on other relevant aspects aspects of diagnostic imaging, pathology and axillary radiotherapy.

The guidance is endorsed by the Association of Breast Pathology, the British Society of Breast Radiology, the UK Breast Cancer Group and National Co-ordinating Committee for Breast Pathology.

The guidelines are free to access to all health care practitioners involved in axillary management in breast cancer patients.

Access the guidelines