Table 1 Definition of ‘Standards, Options and Recommendations’

From: Summary report of the Standards, Options and Recommendations for the management of patients with non-small-cell lung carcinoma (2000)

Standards

Procedures or treatments that are considered to be of benefit, inappropriate or harmful by unanimous decision, based on the best available evidence

Options

Procedures or treatments that are considered to be of benefit, inappropriate or harmful by a majority, based on the best available evidence

Recommendations

Additional information to enable the available options to be ranked using explicit criteria (e.g., survival, toxicity) with an indication of the level of evidence

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