Urgent Referral Articles

The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility and impact of a fast-track referral pathway on clinical time intervals in penile cancer.

This observational study from a tertiary referral centre included 263 patients diagnosed before and after the introduction of an intervention to reduce clinical time intervals, the Cancer Patient Pathway (CPP).

NICE have recently published an updated guideline for secondary care cancer referrals (Suspected cancer: recognition and referral NG12 (1)) which updates the CG27 (2005) Referral guidelines for suspected cancer (2).