Health professionals
Clinical practice guidelines for pancreatic cancer:
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: pancreatic adenocarcinoma
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK), Pancreatic cancer in adults: diagnosis and management
- National Cancer Institute, Pancreatic cancer treatment (adult) (PDQ) – Health professional version
- European Society for Medical Oncology, Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: ESMO clinical practice guidelines
Optimal cancer care pathways for pancreatic cancer:
These clinical guides for health professionals set out key principles for optimal care at each step of the patient journey from prevention through to survivorship / end of life care.
The guides have been endorsed by the National Cancer Expert Reference Group, Cancer Australia and Cancer Council Australia.
Patients and their family and carers can use the consumer versions to better understand an often complex health system, and to know what questions to ask of their health professionals to ensure they receive the best care at every step.
Help your patients and their family and carers understand the process they are going through by printing and sharing these guides as appropriate.
- View the Optimal Cancer Care Pathways or download consumer PDFs from www.cancer.org.au/OCP
- View the interactive consumer web portal at www.cancerpathways.org.au
- Pancreatic cancer care pathway
National Pancreatic Cancer Roadmap
On 23 March 2020, the Minister for Health, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, invited Cancer Australia to work with the Department of Health to develop a National Pancreatic Cancer Roadmap (the Roadmap) to support improved outcomes and survival for people with pancreatic cancer.
The Roadmap identifies key priority areas for action over the next five years across the continuum of pancreatic cancer care and pancreatic cancer research, to improve outcomes and survival for people with pancreatic cancer.
The Roadmap is for use by a range of pancreatic cancer stakeholders including governments, researchers, health professionals, funders, pancreatic cancer organisations and people affected by pancreatic cancer.
- Visit the National Pancreatic Cancer Roadmap
For more information:
See National Cancer Institute - Pancreatic cancer*
*When reading materials that are published in other countries, note that some of the information may not apply to Australian patients.