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: Breast cancer".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Screening for breast cancer".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Breast surgery".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Screening for ovarian cancer".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Evaluation of breast problems".)
Canada
United States
●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on cascade testing – Testing women for known hereditary genetic mutations associated with cancer (2018, reaffirmed 2020)
●ACOG: Committee opinion on hereditary cancer syndromes and risk assessment (2019)
●SGO: Statement on risk assessment for inherited gynecologic cancer predispositions (2015)
●SGO: Clinical practice statement on genetic testing for ovarian cancer (2014)
●SGO: Clinical practice statement on next generation cancer gene panels versus gene by gene testing (2014)
●SGO: Position statement on genetic testing for gynecologic cancer (2014)
Europe
United Kingdom
●NICE: Clinical guideline on familial breast cancer – Classification, care, and managing breast cancer and related risks in people with a family history of breast cancer (2013, updated 2023)
●NICE: Quality standard on breast cancer (2011, updated 2016)
India
●Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Consensus document for management of breast cancer (2016)
Australia–New Zealand
●Cancer Australia: Position statement on genetic testing for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer (2017)
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