NCCN Guidelines provide treatment information for patients with melanoma, prostate and ovarian cancer

People with melanoma, ovarian cancer, or prostate cancer now have a new resource that provides them with the same credible information their physicians use when determining treatment options. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network^® (NCCN^®) announces three new additions to the library of NCCN Guidelines for Patients^™, patient-friendly translations of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines^™). NCCN Guidelines for Patients^™: Melanoma, Ovarian Cancer, and Prostate Cancer are now available free of charge at NCCN.com.

The NCCN Guidelines for Patients^™ are designed to provide people with cancer and their caregivers with state-of-the-art treatment information in easy-to-understand language. Given the prevalence of melanoma and prostate cancer - both among the most frequently diagnosed cancers in men - and the challenges in detecting ovarian cancer in women, it is critical that patients have resources to empower them to take a more active role in their treatment.

The NCCN Guidelines^™ are developed by multidisciplinary panels of experts from NCCN Member Institutions and feature algorithms or "decision trees" that address every appropriate treatment option from initial work up throughout the course of the disease. The NCCN Guidelines for Patients^™ translate these professional guidelines in a clear, step-by-step manner that patients can use as the basis for making decisions and discussing options with their physicians.

The NCCN Guidelines for Patients^™ are available free of charge at NCCN.com, which also features additional informative articles for patients and caregivers.