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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Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer
The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and The International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) have produced a useful document outlining the evidence based management of older p...
European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) & International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) | Italy & France
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.08.2021
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Management of the older patient
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Gynaecomastia Infographic for Primary Care
The Royal College of General Practitioners have endorsed the ABS infographic for the assessment and referral of gynaecomastia patients in Primary Care. ABS members are welcome to download this infogra...
Association of Breast Surgery | UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.02.2021
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
Keywords: Gynaecomastia
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Do surgical margins matter after mastectomy? A systematic review
This systematic review aimed to determine if pathological margin proximity is associated with local or distant recurrence for patients with early invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ who...
James Bundred et al | European Journal of Surgical Oncology
01.12.2020 | Added: 01.12.2020
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Surgical Margins
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Webinar 1: Indications for and management of patients having neoadjuvant chemotherapy
ABS | Webinar
23.06.2020 | Added: 23.06.2020
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy/ NACT
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This study examined pathological complete response (pCR) in the breast and the axilla in 4084 patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). The data was derived from the Netherlands Cancer Re...
Sanaz Samiei MD et al | Annals of Surgical Surgery
01.03.2020 | Added: 01.03.2020
Classifications: Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant Treatment
Keywords: Systemic therapy Axilla Pathological Response
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This study examines whether biological subtype in patients diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) influences their outcome using a national cancer database. Amongst 4068 patients diagnosed wi...
A.R. Kupstas et al | British Journal of Surgery
14.02.2020 | Added: 14.02.2020
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Inflammatory Breast Cancer
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Women with dense breasts may have less accurate pre-operative imaging estimation of tumour size. This may in turn affect the margin re-excision rates in women receiving breast conserving surgery (BCS)...
Siun Walsh et al | Annals of Surgical Oncology
01.08.2019 | Added: 01.08.2019
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Breast Conserving Surgery Surgical Margins
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Bringing innovation from the lab to the patient: Perspectives from a start up
Mr Jan Beijer | ABS Conference 2019
13.05.2019 | Added: 13.05.2019
Classifications: Other
Keywords: Research Innovation Trials Patients
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Honesty when communicating about benefits and harms in metastatic breast cancer
Prof Dame Lesley Fallowfield | ABS Conference 2019
13.05.2019 | Added: 13.05.2019
Classifications: Secondary Breast Cancer
Keywords: Communication with patients Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Screening high risk patients and risk adaptive screening
Prof Fiona Gilbert | ABS Multidisciplinary Meeting 2019
14.01.2019 | Added: 14.01.2019
Classifications: Breast Cancer Risk
Keywords: High risk factors Screening
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Non mutation high risk patients/ PROCAS programme
Prof Gareth Evans | ABS Multidisciplinary Meeting 2019
14.01.2019 | Added: 14.01.2019
Classifications: Breast Cancer Risk
Keywords: High risk factors
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ABS Summary Statement: Investigation and management of gynaecomastia in primary and secondary care
The Association of Breast Surgery has produced clinical guidance for the investigation and management of gynaecomastia. There are recommendations for appropriate investigation of patients and recomme...
Association of Breast Surgery | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.06.2019
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
Keywords: Gynaecomastia
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This up to date guidance from the Royal College of Radiologists provides clear guidance for the imaging assessment of symptomatic and screening patients. The contents will be invaluable in helping sur...
Royal College of Radiologists | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.11.2019
Classifications: Screening & Diagnosis
Keywords: Symptomatic Imaging Screening
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ABS has collaborated with UK national associations representing all the major disciplines of the breast multidisciplinary team to produce guidance on the management of the axilla in patients receiving...
ABS/ RCR/UKBCG/ BSBR/NCC Breast Pathology | United Kingdom
01.01.2019 | Added: 01.10.2019
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Axilla Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy/ NACT
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Every patient deserves to be offered a clinical trial
Mrs Hilary Stobart | ABS Conference 2018
18.06.2018 | Added: 18.06.2018
Classifications: Other
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What you need to know about Duty of Candour in the NHS BSP
Mrs Margaret Casey | ABS Conference 2018
18.06.2018 | Added: 18.06.2018
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Communication with patients NHS BSP Screening
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Prof Kieran Horgan | ABS Conference 2018
18.06.2018 | Added: 18.06.2018
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Management of the older patient Audit
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Bullying and undermining in the workplace: Evidence that it affects our patients
Miss Leena Chagla | ABS Conference 2018
18.06.2018 | Added: 18.06.2018
Classifications: Professional Guidance
Keywords: Professional Issues Bullying
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