Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
NICE: Research from the Teenage Cancer Trust reveals that a quarter of young people visited their GP 4 times or more with common cancer symptoms, such as pain, a lump or extreme tiredness, before they were referred to a specialist. Making a diagnosis of cancer in children & teenagers is difficult, so NICE advises that GPs listen carefully to parents as they are usually the best observers of their children.
NICE's clinical guideline on referral for suspected cancer recommends that if a child or young person presents several times, for example 3 or more times, with the same problem, but with no clear diagnosis, then urgent referral should be made.
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