Guidelines & Advice

Surgery

The guidelines and other documents available here provide recommendations and best practices for surgical treatment of people affected by cancer in Ontario.

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Recommendations for the Delivery of Psychosocial Oncology Services in Ontario

Document Status: Current

Apr 2018

Recommendations for the Treatment of Patients with Clinical Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Endorsement of the 2019 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidance and the 2018 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Guidance

Document Status: In-Review
ID: GL END 7-3
Version: 4

Apr 2020

Regional Therapies for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases

Document Status: Current
ID: GL 2-30a
Version: N/A

Mar 2020

Staging and Surgical Approaches in Gastric Cancer

Document Status: Current
ID: 2-19

Jan 2017

Surgical Management of Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer

Document Status: Archived
ID: 1-1
Version: 3

Sep 2011

Surgical Management of Malignant Glioma

Document Status: Archived
ID: 9-8

Mar 2014

Surgical Management of Patients with Lymph Node Metastases from Cutaneous Melanoma of the Trunk or Extremities

Document Status: Current
ID: 8-6
Version: 2

Aug 2018

Surgical, Radiation, and Systemic Treatments of Patients with Thymic Epithelial Tumours

Document Status: Current
ID: 7-11
Version: 3

Mar 2022

Target Wait Times for Cancer Surgery in Ontario

Document Status: Current
ID: GL-C50-03

Apr 2006

The Management of Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario

Document Status: Archived
ID: 5-3

Dec 2009

The Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Document Status: Archived
ID: 3-8-3

May 2012

The Role of Endolaryngeal Surgery (With or Without Laser) versus Radiotherapy in the Management of Early (T1) Glottic Cancer

Document Status: Current
ID: 5-2
Version: 2

Oct 2023