Provider portal to refresh cancer screening process The National Cancer Screening Register’s new eHealth portal also includes clinical software integration.
Breast cancer screening and COVID: GPs’ role Dr Alia Kaderbhai, Chair of the RACGP Specific Interests Breast Medicine network, discusses breast cancer screening and treatment during the pandemic.
GPs central to boosting cancer screening participation But Dr Lara Roeske, a cervical cancer screening expert, says there needs to be a ‘whole of practice approach’.
Data shows concerning drop in women’s health checks To help raise awareness about important health checks, the RACGP has partnered with Jean Hailes for Women’s Health Week.
New blood test detects cancer four years before conventional diagnosis The test detects stomach, oesophageal, colorectal, lung and liver cancer.
GPs key in detecting bowel cancer sooner Increasing the role of GPs in the screening process could improve the number of test completions, a new study has found.
Evidence suggests it’s time to lower the bowel cancer screening age Experts and a young GP with bowel cancer are pushing for screening to start earlier.
Learning to be patient: This GP had to switch roles after his cancer diagnosis Dr Sean Mitchell has learned a lot about doctors, patients and himself during his time on the other side of healthcare.
Survival improving via cancer screening – but participation low GPs are at the frontline to promote increased participation rates.
Is it time for a lung cancer screening program in Australia? Cancer Australia is seeking answers about the possibility of implementing screening for the nation’s deadliest cancer.