Guidelines & Advice

Pathology & Laboratory Testing

The guidelines and other documents available here provide recommendations for providing high-quality pathology and laboratory medicine services to people affected by cancer.

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Follow-up Care, Surveillance Protocols and Secondary Prevention Measures for Survivors of Colorectal Cancer

Document Status: Current
ID: GL 26-2
Version: 3

Mar 2021

Follow-Up Model of Care for Cancer Survivors: Recommendations for the Delivery of Follow-up Care for Cancer Survivors in Ontario

Document Status: Current
ID: N/A
Version: N/A

Mar 2019

Guideline for Optimization of Surgical and Pathological Quality Performance for Radical Prostatectomy in Prostate Cancer Management

Document Status: Current
ID: 17-3
Version: 2

Oct 2017

Guideline on Hormone Receptor Testing in Breast Cancer and Other Primary Care Providers

Document Status: Education and Information
ID: 22-1

May 2017

Hereditary Cancer Testing Eligibility Criteria: Version 3.1

Document Status: Current
Version: 3.1

Oct 2024

Hereditary Cancers Guideline: An Endorsement of the 2015 Standards and Guidelines for the Interpretation of Sequence Variants

Document Status: Current
ID: GL-END MOTAC 5

Aug 2017

Minimal Residual Disease Testing in Acute Leukemia

Document Status: Current
ID: MOTAC-6
Version: 2

Sep 2020

Oncology Caregiver Support Framework

Document Status: Current
ID: N/A
Version: N/A

Oct 2019

Ontario Cervical Screening Program recommendations for cervical screening and colposcopy with human papillomavirus testing in Ontario

Updated

Mar 2025

Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Central Nervous System Tumours in Ontario: Consensus Recommendations

Document Status: Current
ID: GL 9-11

Oct 2024

Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario

Document Status: Current
ID: GL 5-3ORG
Version: 2

Apr 2019

Organizational Guideline for Gynecologic Oncology Services in Ontario

Document Status: In-Review
ID: 4-11

Jun 2013