Evidence-based guidelines improve testicular-cancer management

Guidelines on testicular cancer.

OBJECTIVE To up-date the 2001 version of the EAU testicular cancer guidelines. METHODS A non-structured literature review until January 2005 using the MEDLINE database has been performed. Literature has been classified according to evidence-based medicine levels. RESULTS Testicular cancer is a highly curable disease. Excellent cure rates have been achieved by standardization of treatment, i...

Evidence Based Practice Guidelines for Nutritional Management of Cancer Cachexia

EAU guidelines on testicular cancer.

OBJECTIVES To establish guidelines for the diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow-up of germ cell testicular cancer. METHODS A search of published work was conducted using Medline. Highly evidence-based articles were selected and their findings analysed by the members of the Oncological Urology Working Group of the EAU. Testis cancer is rare and affects young men in their 3rd and 4th decade...

EAU guidelines on testicular cancer: 2011 update.

CONTEXT On behalf of the European Association of Urology (EAU), guidelines for the diagnosis, therapy, and follow-up of testicular cancer were established. OBJECTIVE This article is a short version of the EAU testicular cancer guidelines and summarises the main conclusions from the guidelines on the management of testicular cancer. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Guidelines were compiled by a multidis...

Evidence for management of small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition).

PURPOSES This systematic review addressed the following key questions on managing small cell lung cancer (SCLC): the sequence, timing, and dosing characteristics of primary thoracic radiotherapy (TRTx) for limited-stage disease; primary TRTx for extensive-stage disease; effect of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI); positron emission tomography (PET) for staging; treatment of mixed histology...