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Chinese version of NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology officially authorized by NCCN

Yanhua Zheng, Dingyao Xu, Zhaode Bu

Abstract

The publishing conference of the Chinese version of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (hereinafter referred to as NCCN Guidelines) and the inaugural peer reviewer meeting of NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Digestive System Cancers (hereinafter referred to as NCCN Guidelines on Digestive System Cancers) were held in People’s Medical Publishing House in January 28th, 2016 (Figure 1). Sun Yan, the academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, from Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Guo Yinglu, the academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, from Peking University First Hospital; Ji Jiafu, the president of Beijing Cancer Hospital as well as many leading cancer experts and representatives in China were presented at the conference Figure 2). Hao Yang, the general manager of People’s Medical Publishing House, attended and addressed the meeting. The Chinese version of NCCN Guidelines was introduced by the People’s Medical Publishing House, and initiated by Beijing Cancer Hospital which is in charge of the review of the translation. Both sides decided to jointly push the publicity and promotion of the NCCN Guidelines in China.