Author: NICE | Location: England

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NG12 provides recommendations for recognising and urgently referring suspected cancers, including oral cancer, for early diagnosis and treatment.

This guidance:

• Lists signs and symptoms requiring urgent referral.

• Sets timelines for referral to secondary care.

• Encourages safety-netting and patient communication.

• Aims to improve survival through faster diagnosis.

For: Dentists, GPs, primary care teams, secondary care clinicians.

Suspected cancer – recognition and referral (NG12)