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General practitioner perspectives on barriers and enablers to bowel cancer screening in rural Tasmania: A thematic analysis of face-to-face interviews

General practitioner perspectives on barriers and enablers to bowel cancer screening in rural Tasmania: A thematic analysis of face-to-face interviews

22/02/2021

When detected early, nine in 10 Australians with bowel cancer can be successfully treated, yet participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program remains low.


Chemoprevention: A new concept for cancer prevention in primary care

Chemoprevention: A new concept for cancer prevention in primary care

22/11/2018

Prescribing drugs to reduce the risk of cancer is a new development in primary cancer prevention.


Quantifying the benefits and harms of various preventive health activities

Quantifying the benefits and harms of various preventive health activities

23/11/2018

How should GPs and patients prioritise which preventive health activities to undertake?


Colorectal cancer screening in Australia: An update

Colorectal cancer screening in Australia: An update

23/11/2018

This paper summarises the updated recommendations from the National Health and Medical Research Council pertaining to colorectal cancer screening so that they may be applied in general practice.


Principles of cancer pain management: An overview and focus on pharmacological and interventional strategies

Principles of cancer pain management: An overview and focus on pharmacological and interventional strategies

30/10/2018

Cancer pain is one of the most common and problematic symptoms faced in palliative care.


Pilonidal disease practice points: An update

Pilonidal disease practice points: An update

21/02/2019

An update on the various treatment methods available today to tackle pilonidal disease.


‘Why don’t I need a colonoscopy?’ A novel approach to communicating risks and benefits of colorectal cancer screening

‘Why don’t I need a colonoscopy?’ A novel approach to communicating risks and benefits of colorectal cancer screening

01/06/2018

Expected frequency trees can be used to promote appropriate patient choice of colorectal cancer screening modality.


Management of faecal incontinence in residential aged care

Management of faecal incontinence in residential aged care

24/01/2018

Faecal incontinence in residential aged care is highly prevalent, distressing and difficult to treat, and the evidence base for treatment remains deficient.


Improving diagnostic accuracy for suspicious melanocytic skin lesions: New Australian melanoma clinical practice guidelines stress the importance of clinician/pathologist communication

Improving diagnostic accuracy for suspicious melanocytic skin lesions: New Australian melanoma clinical practice guidelines stress the importance of clinician/pathologist communication

23/05/2019

Clinician/pathologist communication is important for accurate diagnosis of melanocytic skin tumours.


Multiple myeloma: Updated approach to management in 2018

Multiple myeloma: Updated approach to management in 2018

27/07/2018

With the advent of new treatments, the outcomes of myeloma have changed drastically in the past decade.


Thyroid disease: Long-term management of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism

Thyroid disease: Long-term management of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism

21/01/2021

Long-term management requires an understanding of the range of causes and benefits from a shared decision-making approach, with discussion about potential risks and benefits of therapy.


Pituitary disease: An update

Pituitary disease: An update

21/01/2021

There is a broad range of pathologies that may present as a sellar or parasellar mass.


Adrenal disease: An update

Adrenal disease: An update

20/01/2021

Diseases of the adrenal gland occur rather more frequently than is appreciated and provide a series of challenges for the treating practitioner.


Clinical Oncology Society of Australia position statement on cancer survivorship care

Clinical Oncology Society of Australia position statement on cancer survivorship care

19/11/2019

This model of care recommends a systemic, coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to survivorship, using pathways of care that support wellness, disease prevention and cancer surveillance.


A cross-sectional study of skin cancer secondary prevention in rural general practice

A cross-sectional study of skin cancer secondary prevention in rural general practice

30/06/2020

Early identification of all skin cancers enables improved patient outcomes and results in a wider range of treatment options being available locally in general practice.

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