Annual Evidence Update on Oral Cancer: 17-21 November 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Oral Health Specialist Library.

The Oral Health Specialist Library will be presenting an Annual Evidence Update on oral cancer to coincide with Mouth Cancer Awareness Week. The Update provides a summary of the best available information (systematic reviews, meta-analyses and guidelines) published since last year's update.

Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/oralhealth.

Annual Evidence Update on COPD: 17-21 November 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Respiratory Specialist Library.

The Annual Evidence Update for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) will present the evidence published in this area in 2008. Building on the comprehensive review carried out to inform the NSF and presented earlier this year in February, this AEU will detail the very latest published evidence in COPD. There will be no invited commentaries or updates to the text published in the COPD National Knowledge Week earlier this year due to the close proximity of the publication of the NSF for COPD.

Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/respiratory.

Annual Evidence Update on Lung Cancer: 17-21 November 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Cancer Specialist Library.

The Cancer Specialist Library will launch its Lung Cancer Annual Evidence Update on 17th November 2008. The update has been divided into sections which will consider:

• Causes, risks and prevention
• Screening
• Assessment and diagnosis
• Service delivery and standards
• Treatment and disease management - Biological therapy
• Treatment and disease management - Chemotherapy
• Treatment and disease management - Radiotherapy
• Treatment and disease management - Surgery
• Treatment and disease management - Symptomatic therapy
• Other therapies
• Palliative care
• Psychosocial, quality of life and follow-up

The resources included in the update are mostly systematic reviews and some guidance published in the preceding year (2007-2008). Where possible we will provide links to the full text and where these are not available to the abstract. The Cancer Specialist Library conducts on-going literature searches and the resources presented in the Annual Evidence Update are the most recently published material that has been indexed in the international databases we search. We welcome feedback about the resources included in this update - do contact us if you would like to comment.

Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer.