Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:
●(See "Society guideline links: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Screening for breast cancer".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Evaluation of breast problems".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Breast surgery".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Menopause".)
International
●St. Gallen International Consensus Conference for the Primary Therapy of Individuals with Early Breast Cancer: Understanding breast cancer complexity to improve patient outcomes (2023)
●A Delphi study and international consensus recommendations – The use of bolus in the setting of postmastectomy radiation therapy for early breast cancer (2021)
●Breast conservation and axillary management after primary systemic therapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer – The Lucerne toolbox (2021)
●European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG): Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer – A joint paper (2021)
●Multidisciplinary Expert Panel and SIOG: Consensus statement for individualizing surveillance mammography for older patients after treatment for early-stage breast cancer (2021)
●Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC): Clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer (2021)
●St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Consensus Conference: Guidelines for customizing local and systemic therapies for women with early breast cancer – The treatment of early breast cancer (2021)
●SIOG: HER2-targeted treatment for older patients with breast cancer – An expert position paper (2019)
Canada
●American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)-Ontario Health (OH) (Cancer Care Ontario [CCO]): Guideline on the use of adjuvant bisphosphonates and other bone-modifying agents in breast cancer, update (2022)
●OH (CCO) and ASCO: Guideline for management of the axilla in early-stage breast cancer (2021)
●CCO: Guideline on baseline staging imaging for distant metastasis in women with stage I, II, and III breast cancer (2019)
●ASCO-CCO: Guideline on the role of bone-modifying agents in metastatic breast cancer, focused update (2017)
●CCO: Guideline on hormone receptor testing in breast cancer and other primary care providers (2017)
●CCO: Guideline on locoregional therapy of locally advanced breast cancer (2014)
●CCO: Guideline on optimal systemic therapy for early female breast cancer (2014)
●BC Guidelines: Breast cancer – Management and follow-up (2013)
●BC Guidelines: Breast disease and cancer – Diagnosis (2013)
United States
●American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS): Official statements
●American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Guideline on testing for ESR1 mutations to guide therapy for hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer, rapid recommendation update (2023)
•ASCO: Guideline for endocrine treatment and targeted therapy for hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer, update (2021)
●ASCO: Guideline for management of advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer and brain metastases, update (2022)
●ASCO: Guideline on biomarkers for adjuvant endocrine and chemotherapy in early-stage breast cancer, update (2022)
●ASCO: Guideline on biomarkers for systemic therapy in metastatic breast cancer, update (2022)
●ASCO: Guideline on systemic therapy for advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer, update (2022)
●ASCO-Ontario Health (OH) (Cancer Care Ontario [CCO]): Guideline on the use of adjuvant bisphosphonates and other bone-modifying agents in breast cancer, update (2022)
●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Clinical consensus for treatment of urogenital symptoms in individuals with a history of estrogen-dependent breast cancer (2021)
●ACOG: Committee opinion on induced abortion and breast cancer risk (2009, reaffirmed 2021)
●ASCO: Guideline on selection of optimal adjuvant chemotherapy and targeted therapy for early breast cancer, update (2021)
●OH (CCO) and ASCO: Guideline for management of the axilla in early-stage breast cancer (2021)
●ASCO: Guideline on management of male breast cancer (2020)
●ASCO/College of American Pathologists (CAP): Guideline on estrogen and progesterone receptor testing in breast cancer, update (2020)
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on stage I breast cancer – Initial workup and surveillance for local recurrence and distant metastases in asymptomatic women (2019)
●ASCO: Endorsement of the CCO guideline – Role of patient and disease factors in adjuvant systemic therapy decision making for early-stage, operable breast cancer, update (2019)
●ASCO: Guideline on use of endocrine therapy for breast cancer risk reduction (2019)
●CAP: Guideline on quantitative image analysis of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 immunohistochemistry for breast cancer (2019)
●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement on breast cancer – Medication use to reduce risk (2019)
●ACR: Appropriateness Criteria for evaluation of the symptomatic male breast (2018)
●ASCO: Clinical practice guideline on adjuvant endocrine therapy for women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, focused update (2018)
●ASCO: Endorsement of Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) clinical practice guideline – Integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment (2018)
●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on monitoring response to neoadjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer (2017)
●ASCO: Clinical practice guideline on sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with early-stage breast cancer, update (2017)
●ASCO-CCO: Guideline on the role of bone-modifying agents in metastatic breast cancer, focused update (2017)
●American Cancer Society (ACS)/ASCO: Breast cancer survivorship care guideline (2016)
●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on palpable breast masses (2016)
●ASCO: Clinical practice guideline on breast cancer follow-up and management after primary treatment, update (2013)
Europe
●European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)-Advisory Committee for Radiation Oncology Practice (ACROP): Guideline for recommendations on implementation of breath-hold techniques in radiotherapy (2023)
●European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO): Expert consensus statements (ECS) on the definition, diagnosis, and management of HER2-low breast cancer (2023)
●ESMO: Expert consensus statements on the management of breast cancer during pregnancy (PrBC) (2023)
●European School of Oncology (ESO)-ESMO: Fifth international consensus guidelines for breast cancer in young women (BCY5) (2022)
●ESTRO: Practice consensus recommendations on patient selection and dose and fractionation for external beam radiotherapy in early breast cancer (2022)
●European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC): Manual for breast cancer services – European quality assurance scheme for breast cancer services (2021)
●ESMO: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer (2021)
●European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG): Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer – A joint paper (2021)
●ESMO: Clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up on early breast cancer (2019)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on early and locally advanced breast cancer – Diagnosis and management (2018, updated 2024)
●British Menopause Society (BMS): Summary consensus statement for the management of estrogen deficiency symptoms, arthralgia and menopause diagnosis in women treated for early breast cancer (2022)
●NICE: Technology appraisal guidance on abemaciclib with endocrine therapy for adjuvant treatment of hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence (2022)
●BMS: Summary consensus statement on the risks and benefits of HRT before and after a breast cancer diagnosis (2020)
●NICE: Clinical guideline on advanced breast cancer – Diagnosis and treatment (2009, updated 2017)
●NICE: Quality standard on breast cancer (2011, updated 2016)
●Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN): A national clinical guideline for treatment of primary breast cancer (2013)
●Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): Green-top guideline on pregnancy and breast cancer (2011)
India
●Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO)-European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) initiative endorsed by China (CSCO), India (ISMPO), Japan (JSMO), Malaysia (MOS), Singapore (SSO), and Taiwan (TOS): Pan-Asian adapted ESMO clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with early breast cancer (2020)
●Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Consensus document for management of breast cancer (2016)
Australia–New Zealand
●Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA): Clinician guide on medications to lower the risk of breast cancer (2020)
●Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP): Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice – Breast cancer, 9th edition (updated 2018)
●Cancer Australia: Clinical practice guideline for management of menopausal symptoms in women with a history of breast cancer (2016)
●Cancer Australia: Position statement on early detection of breast cancer (updated 2015)
●Cancer Australia: Clinical practice guideline on CNS metastases in women with secondary breast cancer (2014)
●Cancer Australia: Recommendations for staging and managing the axilla in early (operable) breast cancer (2011)
●New Zealand Ministry of Health (MOH): Evidence-based best practice guideline for management of early breast cancer (2009)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Breast Cancer Society (JBCS): Breast cancer clinical practice guidelines (2022)
●[In Japanese] Choosing Wisely Japan: Breast cancer treatment – A better way to examine lymph nodes (updated 2021)
●[In English] Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO)-European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) initiative endorsed by China (CSCO), India (ISMPO), Japan (JSMO), Malaysia (MOS), Singapore (SSO), and Taiwan (TOS): Pan-Asian adapted ESMO clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with early breast cancer (2020)
