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<p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) clinical guidelines
help healthcare professionals deliver the best possible care based on the best available
evidence. The guidelines are not mandatory, although healthcare professionals are
expected to take them fully into account</p><p><br>NICE’s updated referral guidelines
for suspected cancer published in June 2015 could save about 5,000 lives a year, with
general practitioners urged to think of cancer sooner and to lower the referral threshold
for tests.</p>
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