Guidelines - Cancer

Quick-reference summaries of key national treatment guidance for malignant conditions including haematological cancers and solid tumours.

MIMS summaries

At-a-glance summaries of authoritative evidence-based clinical guidelines for malignant conditions commonly encountered in primary care, prepared by the MIMS editorial team. 

Initiating Treatment with Transdermal Opioids

4 February 2020, 9:16am

Guidance on dosing for fentanyl and buprenorphine patches.

Syringe Driver Drug Compatibility

1 June 2016, 7:27am

Compatibility of drugs mixed in a syringe driver.

Co-Analgesics for Use in Cancer Pain

1 February 2016, 10:38am

Agents and doses for different types of cancer pain.

WHO Pain Ladder for Cancer Pain Relief in Adults

18 December 2015, 5:05pm

Summary of 3-step approach to analgesia in cancer patients.

Opioid Analgesics: Approximate Potency Equivalence with Oral Morphine

25 November 2015, 11:45am

Guide to potencies of opioid analgesics, for dose conversion.

Prescribing of Strong Opioids for Pain in Palliative Care of Adults (NICE Guideline)

25 July 2012, 11:40am

Summary of NICE guidance on prescribing opioid analgesics.

NICE technology appraisals

Decisions by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on NHS access to treatments for malignant conditions.  

MIMS Clinics

Prescribing news and resources for key therapeutic areas, collated by the MIMS editors.