UK Supraregional Testis Tumour Management

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UK Supra-regional Testis Tumour Management

• 1982 Anglian Germ Cell Cancer Group formed and
  became model for decentralised standardisation of
  treatment which enabled adequate referral numbers
  for salvage chemo and surgery
• 2005 NICE Guidelines setting standards coincided
  with setting up of Supra-regional
  Multi-disciplinary teams meeting 2-4 weekly with
  teleconferanced radiology and pathology and
  guidelines, based on population of 4 million
• Each team is peer-reviewed on the basis of the
  standards and does audit and patient reviews with
  links to Cancer registries