ESMO Interactive Guidelines Status

Patients or other community members using ESMOInteractiveGuidelines shall do so only after consultation with a health professional and shall not mistake these guidelines as professional medical advice.  This application uses interactive tools to support decision making and help the user navigate the guidelines easily, so they can access the information they require quickly.  The ESMO Interactive Guidelines application ensures the user has the highest standard of information at their figure tips.  ESMOInteractiveGuidelines is intended to assist healthcare professionals and allied healthcare professionals as an educational tool to provide information that may support them in providing care to patients.  These guidelines must not substitute seeking professional medical and health advice from a health professional.  Although every effort has been made to ensure that treatment and other information are presented accurately in this publication, the ultimate responsibility rests with the prescribing physician.  These guidelines may not apply to all situations and shall be interpreted in the light of specific clinical situations and resource availability.  A variety of interactive treatment algorithms, tables, calculators and scores can be utilised to assist the treating doctor.  The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) guidelines are developed by experts.  The user can also perform key word searches, bookmark useful pages, add notes and email pages to colleagues or patients.  It is up to every clinician to adapt these guidelines to local regulations and to each patient’s individual circumstances and needs.  They are concise, practical and offer users treatment recommendations that are based on the latest scientific research.  ESMOInteractiveGuidelines contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources ( ).  Each guideline offers best practice recommendations for screening, diagnosis, staging, treatment and follow up.  ESMOInteractiveGuidelines features news and push notifications.  This application is updated regularly with more tumour types, guidelines and interactive tools.