Cancer during COVID: Clinical implications and the GP’s role From screening and treatment options, to patient support and end-of-life conversations, GPs are integral.
Breast cancer awareness should not stop for a pandemic With falling screening rates and concerns of a wave of post-COVID diagnoses, further preventive health incentives have been put in place.
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.
Study links popular hypertension drug to increased skin cancer risk But experts have warned against abruptly stopping their medication as a result.
New blood test detects cancer four years before conventional diagnosis The test detects stomach, oesophageal, colorectal, lung and liver cancer.
Another reason to vaccinate boys and young men against HPV New research has found a causal link between HPV and prostate cancer development.
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.