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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2005 35(12):760; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyi202
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© 2005 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

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Noriyuki Katsumata


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In the United States, many clinical practice guidelines are available. It is known that the total weight of all the guidelines is no less than 27 kg. However, it is not easy to select what can be immediately used for clinical practice from the vast volume of medical information. There are 12 million references in Medline. It is difficult to search for the best evidence to find a solution for any question of daily clinical practice. Using guidelines is very convenient at such a time. Although recently several guidelines using the techniques of evidence-based medicine have been drawn up in Japan, a number of guidelines have been available in the United States for some time.

The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. The NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department of Health and Human Services. The NGC was originally created by the AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans (now America's Health Insurance Plans, AHIP) .The NGC's mission is to provide physicians, nurses, other health professionals, healthcare providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation and use. There are 1598 clinical practice guidelines in the NGC and 300 cancer-related guidelines. They include guidelines created by countries other than the United States. The NGC is undoubtedly useful for daily clinical practice.


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