Information Hub
Access guidance, webcasts and publications with commentaries using the ABS Information Hub. Search by classification or using keywords.
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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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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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Are patients being appropriately consented for implant- based breast reconstruction (IBR)?
Miss Lisa Sheehan | ABS Conference 2023
15.05.2023 | Added: 15.05.2023
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Implant based breast reconstruction
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Edward St John | ABS Conference 2022
16.05.2022 | Added: 16.05.2022
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Consent
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The ABS and BAPRAS have collaborated to produce comprehensive guidance for the use of acellular dermal matrixes (ADM), biological meshes and synthetic meshes to assist breast reconstruction. The guida...
Association of Breast Surgery & British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.07.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
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This guidance, along with the Royal College of Surgeons of England Good Practice Guide, 'Consent: Supported Decision-Making' provide up to date information about the consent process.
General Medical Council, UK
09.11.2020 | Added: 27.08.2025
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Consent
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The need for a national consent form for breast implant reconstruction
Prof Zoë Winters | ABS Conference 2019
13.05.2019 | Added: 13.05.2019
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Consent Implant based breast reconstruction
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Decision making and consent: Supporting patient choices about health and care
Mrs Nicola Cotter | ABS Conference 2019
13.05.2019 | Added: 13.05.2019
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Consent
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Consent: Supported Decision-Making
This guidance, along with the GMC guidance, 'Decision making and consent' provide up to date information about the consent process.
Royal College of Surgeons of England
01.11.2018 | Added: 27.08.2025
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Consent
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Mr Edward St John | ABS Conference 2017
15.05.2017 | Added: 15.05.2017
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Consent
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Consent in oncoplastic procedures
Mr Richard Sutton | ABS Conference 2016
16.05.2016 | Added: 16.05.2016
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Oncoplastic Surgery Consent
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Breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment (IPG417)
Lipomodelling in Breast Cancer patients is supported by NICE provided adequate arrangements for clinical governance, consent and audit are in place.
National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE), UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2012 | Added: 01.02.2018
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Lipomodelling/Lipofilling
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