This issue describes aspects of modern cancer treatment and underscores the importance of general practitioners to achieve optimal whole-person care.

A diagnosis of cancer disrupts almost every developmental life stage and continues to affect the child, and potentially their whole family, throughout adulthood.

Home visits may change patients’ healthcare resource utilisation, including hospital admission, medications, outpatient and emergency room visits.

The lived experience of caregiving and the burden associated with this role indicates that caregivers are in need of support, yet there are several barriers to integration with the healthcare team.

This clinical challenge is based on this month’s Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to the RACGP website.

Readers express their opinions on published articles and topics of interest.

This framework meets the need for a simple framework for practice-based case discussion that applies to both the formal problem case discussion and informal ad hoc teaching scenarios.

This study provides insights into the management of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) prior to the release of the HMB clinical care standard.

Women’s intentions to use condoms, and their confidence in their ability to negotiate condom use, can be thwarted by lack of partner compliance, as well as various situational factors.

While the majority of the interventions were effective in treating umbilical granuloma, salt application appears to be simple and effective, with minimal complications.

A nursing home resident aged 73 years was referred to the local dermatology department for management of a severe reaction to 5% 5-fluorouracil cream.

A woman aged 19 years sustained a minor puncture wound to her left inner thigh while travelling in remote outback Australia.

A man aged 60 years presented with an enlarging penile lesion that had been present for six years.

Young people experience cancer risk management in ways that are different to adults, which may affect the acceptability of, adherence to and outcomes of screening.

A man aged 60 years presented with an irregularly shaped erythematous scalp plaque with a 5 cm diameter.