Information Hub
Access guidance, webcasts and publications with commentaries using the ABS Information Hub. Search by classification or using keywords.
To view the webcasts from previous ABS Conferences, events and webinars you must be an ABS member and be logged in using your membership username and password.
Use this guidance key to help search the ABS Information Hub more effectively. Keywords are grouped under nine main themes that reflect key areas of clinical practice in breast care. By using these keywords to guide your search, you can quickly locate relevant guidelines, webcasts, publications and toolkits tailored to specific topics of interest.
Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
- Adjuvant chemotherapy treatment guidelines
- Bisphosphonates
- Endocrine therapy
- Neoadjuvant therapy
- Radiotherapy
- Tumour profiling
Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
- Fibroadenoma management
- Gynaecomastia
- Management of nipple discharge
Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Axilla
- Biological & synthetic mesh assisted breast reconstruction
- Implant loss/ removal
- Lipomodelling
- Negative pressure wound dressings
- Oncoplastic breast reconstruction
- Prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Surgical margins
- Surgical site infections
- Surgical techniques
- Sutures
- Venous thromboembolism
- Wound drains
Breast Cancer Risk
- Contralateral mastectomy
- Management of high risk patients
- Risk reducing surgery
Breast Cancer Treatment
- Advanced breast cancer
- Early and locally advanced breast cancer
- Management of the older patient
- Management of the younger patient
- Pregnancy associated breast cancer
Cosmetic Surgery
- BIA ALCL
- Breast imaging before/ after aesthetic surgery
Post Treatment Surveillance & Care
- Follow up
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Lymphoedema
- Management of oestrogen deficiency symptoms
- Surveillance mammography
Screening & Diagnosis
- B3 lesions
- Imaging guidance
- QA guidelines
- Screening assessment
- Symptomatic diagnostic guidance
Service Guidance
- Breast cancer management quality standards
- Breast services standards
- Commissioning
- Consent
- COVID 19 service guidance
- Documentation
- MDT Meetings
- Outcomes in breast cancer
- Patient communication
- Paediatric breast patients
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Effect of art therapy on breast cancer patients' quality of life: Literature review
Riya Thomas | ABS Conference 2024
13.05.2024 | Added: 29.07.2024
Classifications: Post Treatment Surveillance & Care
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The impact of BMI on response to NACT in breast cancer
Richa Jaiswil | ABS Conference 2024
13.05.2024 | Added: 29.07.2024
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
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Assessing the long term risk of invasive breast cancer after pre-invasive disease
Increased risk lasts for at least 25 years after diagnosis, suggesting longer term monitoring is neededA University of Oxford study published by The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that women ...
Gurdeep S Mannu et al | British medical Journal
24.04.2024 | Added: 24.04.2024
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Invasive Breast Cancer
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Consensus statement: the benefits and risks of HRT before and after a breast cancer diagnosis
Questions regarding the risk/ benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) are common in breast clinics. The British Menopause Society (BMS) have produced a clear and helpful document which summarise...
British Menopause Society
01.03.2024 | Added: 20.08.2025
Classifications: Post Treatment Surveillance & Care
Keywords: Hormone Replacement Therapy/ HRT Menopause
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ENGAGE study: Breast Cancer Chemoprevention
Dr Samuel Smith | ABS Multidisciplinary Meeting 2019
14.01.2024 | Added: 14.01.2019
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Chemoprevention Trials
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01.01.2024 | Added: 01.01.2024
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Breast Pain / Mastalgia Aspire Audit
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Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis & management
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommendations for further surgery after breast-conserving surgery for invasive disease.
NICE, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2024 | Added: 01.01.2024
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery Post Treatment Surveillance & Care
Keywords: Surgical Margins Lymphoedema Bisphosphonates
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Lymphovenous anastamosis during axillary or inguinal node dissection for preventing lymphoedema
In April 2024, NICE produced Interventional procedures guidance for lymphovenous anastomosis during axillary or inguinal node dissection for preventing secondary lymphoedema. Evidence from clinical tr...
NICE | United Kingdom
01.01.2024 | Added: 01.08.2024
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy/ SLNB Axilla Lymphoedema
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Tumour profiling tests to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer
In May 2024, NICE published a partial review of previous guidance on tumour profiling tests for guiding adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer. The pre-existing guidance made recommend...
NICE | United Kingdom
01.01.2024 | Added: 01.08.2024
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
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This study evaluates the long term risk of invasive breast cancer and breast cancer related death following non-screen detected DCIS diagnosis. This risk was compared to the general population and to ...
Gurdeep S Mannu et al | British medical Journal
16.11.2023 | Added: 16.11.2023
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: DCIS Symptomatic Invasive Breast Cancer
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Mastitis and Mammary Abscess Management Audit (MAMMA) in the UK and Ireland
MAMMA describes the current practice in management of mastitis and breast abscess in UK and Ireland, with a specific focus on the rate of surgical intervention. From 69 participating hospitals, 1312 p...
Alona Courtney et al | British Journal of Surgery
31.10.2023 | Added: 31.10.2023
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
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Assessment of Familial Breast Cancer – Current Practice & Future Development
n/a | Webinar
05.10.2023 | Added: 05.10.2023
Classifications: Breast Cancer Risk
Keywords: Familial Breast Cancer/ Family History
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This systemic review identified primary research studies (2000-2022) which evaluated clinical or patient-reported outcomes for women who underwent contralateral mastectomy without reconstruction after...
Cora Griffin et al | Annals of Surgical Oncology
25.09.2023 | Added: 25.09.2023
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Contralateral mastectomy
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Oreste Davide Gentilini et al | JAMA Oncology
21.09.2023 | Added: 21.09.2023
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy/ SLNB Trials Axilla
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The ABS ASPIRE breast pain pathway service evaluation
Ms Jennifer Hu and Mr Rajiv Dave | ABS Conference 2023
15.05.2023 | Added: 15.05.2023
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Breast Pain / Mastalgia Audit Aspire
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Current data and future of NHS breast screening audit
Mr Giles Cunnick | ABS Conference 2023
15.05.2023 | Added: 15.05.2023
Classifications: Screening & Diagnosis
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Does local recurrence post breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy mandate mastectomy?
Dr Hiram S. Cody III | ABS Conference 2023
15.05.2023 | Added: 15.05.2023
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Local recurrence Breast Conserving Surgery Radiotherapy
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Tissue optics for margin assessment in breast conserving surgery: systematic review & meta-analysis
Miss Dhurka Shanthakumar | ABS Conference 2023
15.05.2023 | Added: 15.05.2023
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Surgical Margins Breast Conserving Surgery
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