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Oral Cancer Annual Evidence Update - November 2008

Oral cancer (Oral Health Specialist Library)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/oralhealth

The Oral Health Specialist Library presents an Annual Evidence Update on oral cancer to coincide with Mouth Cancer Awareness Week. The Update provides a summary of the best available information (systematic reviews, meta-analyses and guidelines) published since last year's update.

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COPD Annual Evidence Update - November 2008

COPD (Respiratory Specialist Library)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/respiratory

The Annual Evidence Update for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) presents the evidence published in this area in 2008. Building on the comprehensive review carried out to inform the NSF and presented earlier this year in February, this AEU details the very latest published evidence in COPD. There will be no invited commentaries or updates to the text published in the COPD National Knowledge Week earlier this year due to the close proximity of the publication of the NSF for COPD.

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Lung Cancer Annual Evidence Update - November 2008

Lung cancer (Cancer Specialist Library)
http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer

The Cancer Specialist Library launched its Lung Cancer Annual Evidence Update on 17h November 2008. The update has been divided into sections which consider:

* Causes, risks and prevention
* Screening
* Assessment and diagnosis
* Service delivery and standards
* Treatment and disease management - Biological therapy
* Treatment and disease management - Chemotherapy
* Treatment and disease management - Radiotherapy
* Treatment and disease management - Surgery
* Treatment and disease management - Symptomatic therapy
* Other therapies
* Palliative care
* Psychosocial, quality of life and follow-up

The resources included in the update are mostly systematic reviews and some guidance published in the preceding year (2007-2008). Where possible we provide links to the full text and where these are not available to the abstract. The Cancer Specialist Library conducts on-going literature searches and the resources presented in the Annual Evidence Update are the most recently published material that has been indexed in the international databases we search. We welcome feedback about the resources included in this update - do contact us if you would like to comment.

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Palliative Care current awareness bulletin - updated 14 November 2008

This current awareness bulletin, produced by the Health Sciences Library at East Cheshire NHS Trust, has been updated to 14 November 2008 and can be found at:
Palliative Care Bulletin

You can search the postings by using the search box, or by viewing the subject index in the right hand column.

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Radiology current awareness bulletin - updated 17 November 2008

This current awareness bulletin, produced by the Health Sciences Library at East Cheshire NHS Trust, was updated on 17 November 2008 and can be found at:
Radiology Bulletin

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New@PCC - issue 136

The New @ Primary Care Contracting news digest - issue 136 – 17 November 2008, is now available.

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Key Points 14 November 2008

Your weekly library bulletin from InfoKey - the libraries of Gateshead and South Tyneside Primary Care Trusts and Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust.

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New@Networks -13 November 2008

The latest newsletter from NHS Networks - issue 173 - is now available.

You can sign up to receive the New@Networks email newsletter direct at:
http://www.networks.nhs.uk/34.php

Contents:
** About NHS Networks
** News items
** Register of Networks
** Discussion
** Resources

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New@PCC - issue 135

The New @ Primary Care Contracting news digest - issue 135 – 10 November 2008, is now available.

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Key Points 7 November 2008

Your weekly library bulletin from InfoKey - the libraries of Gateshead and South Tyneside Primary Care Trusts and Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust.

Read the 7 November listing here

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