"Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control"

Specialized Published Guidelines Address

• 2003: Health Care Disparities
• 2006: Resource Stratification
• 2008: Guideline Implementation

NEW 2008 "Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control-Implementation"
Cancer, October 15, 2008 Supplement

This publication for the first time details guidelines for low- and middle-income countries to implement breast cancer programs to detect and treat the most common disease among women worldwide. Other articles address breast pathology, radiation treatment, surgery and treatment of locally-advanced cancer. Available online:

Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control-Implementation, 2008

• EDITORIAL: International Disparities in Cancer Care: A Time for Creative Collaboration
• PRIMARY CONSENSUS STATEMENTS: Guideline Implementation for Breast Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries:
  • Overview of the Breast Health Global Initiative Global Summit 2007
  • Early Detection Resource Allocation
  • Diagnosis Resource Allocation
  • Treatment Resource Allocation
  • Breast Health Care Program Resource Allocation
• ORIGINAL ARTICLES: FOCUS GROUP CONSENSUS STATEMENTS
• ORIGINAL ARTICLES: SPECIAL TOPICS
• Stratified Matrix Tables (PDF) tiered system of resource allocation

2005 Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control,
The Breast Journal, Jan/Feb 2006 Supplement

• Editorial (66KB PDF)
• Guidelines: Consensus Statements 2005 (854KB PDF)
• Selected Topics in International Breast Health Care 2005 (1,070KB PDF)
• Guidelines: Resource-Stratified Matrix
• Acknowledgments (59KB PDF)
• Financial Acknowledgment

2005 Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control
SPANISH TRANSLATION

• Download Complete Guidelines (1,288KB PDF)
• Download Guidelines by section:
  • Overview (564KB PDF)
  • Early Detection (587KB PDF)
  • Diagnosis (558KB PDF)
  • Treatment (603KB PDF)
  • Health Care Systems (688KB PDF)
  • Public Policy (429KB PDF)
• Financial Acknowledgment

2002 Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control,
The Breast Journal, May/June 2003 Supplement

• Editorial & Introduction (PDF)
• Guidelines: Consensus Statements 2002 (426KB PDF)
• Selected Topics in International Breast Health Care 2002 (556KB PDF)
• Acknowledgments (PDF)

The Breast Health Global Initiative 2003 "Guidelines" outline recommendations in: overview, early detection; diagnosis; and treatment articles.

Guidelines - WEBLINKS

• The Breast Journal
• Collaborating Organization weblinks