Read all the NICE guidelines for pancreatic cancer
- Explaining the NICE guidelines for diagnosing and managing pancreatic cancer
- NICE guideline 1: Diagnosing pancreatic cancer
- NICE guideline 2: Specialist pancreatic multidisciplinary teams
- NICE guideline 3: Working out how far pancreatic cancer has spread (staging)
- NICE guideline 4: Emotional (psychological) support
- NICE guideline 5: Managing pain
- NICE guideline 6: Managing diet and nutrition
- NICE guideline 7: Relieving a blocked bile duct or duodenum
- NICE guideline 8: Managing resectable (operable) and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer
- NICE guideline 9: Managing pancreatic cancer that can’t be removed with surgery (inoperable or unresectable cancer)
4.1 Your medical team should check the emotional effects of the following symptoms during your treatment and care:
- fatigue (extreme tiredness)
- pain
- problems with digestion and nutrition, including changes to appetite
- anxiety and depression.
For example, your doctor, nurse or other members of your medical team should ask you about different symptoms and how you are feeling at different points during your care. This includes at diagnosis, and during and after treatment. They should support you in managing any issues you have.
4.2 People with pancreatic cancer and their families should be given information and support by the medical team. This support should help you manage the emotional impact of pancreatic cancer on your daily life. It should be tailored to your needs and the stage of your cancer, and should continue to be available throughout your care.
4.3 NICE has made recommendations about providing information and support in its guidelines, Patient experience in adult NHS services
Published: April 2025
Review date: April 2028