Thursday 18th February 2021 It is important for primary care practitioners to explore and assess peripheral neuropathy carefully by evaluating the level of impact on the patient, both physically and emotionally. Many individuals receiving chemotherapy are nervous...
Potential pitfall: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder and can mimic the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Helpful hint: NICE NG12 guidelines recommend carrying out appropriate tests for ovarian cancer in any woman of 50 or over who has experienced symptoms...
4th February 2021 The 4th of February 2021 marks World Cancer Day 2021. This year, the theme #IAmAndIWill encourages us to recognise our own commitments to improving cancer outcomes. GatewayC now has over 19 free online cancer education courses which can help primary...
29th January 2021 Missed our free GatewayC LIVE webinar? Watch our recording here. In this webinar, GatewayC met Professor Robert Duncombe, Director of Pharmacy at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Neil Bayman, Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Associate...
Monday 30th December 2019
With 2019 drawing to a close, we’ve rounded up some of the most popular tips from GatewayC this year, based on our users’ comments and feedback. Take a look below!
Chest x-rays aren’t as accurate as you may think…
NICE consulted on the guidelines recommending chest x-rays in suspected lung cancer cases earlier this year, since negative chest x-rays do not always exclude a diagnosis of lung cancer (with a false negative rate of around 20%). Review our quick Cancer Key on proceeding with investigations after a negative chest x-ray.
Dear Diary, today my bowels were…
With lots of vague bowel symptoms presenting in clinic, many of you enjoyed the Symptom Diary from Bowel Cancer UK developed by patient Beth that featured in our recent FIT course. Help patients track non-site specific symptoms and spot red-flags so other bowel conditions can be ruled out in investigations – see what the diary looks like here.
Assessing headaches doesn’t have to give you one!
Everyone knows headaches are a commonly presented symptom, but did you know that patients with brain tumours often don’t present with an isolated headache until a later stage, if at all? Many of you enjoyed reviewing our information on the classification of migraines, associated symptoms connected to raised intracranial pressure and visual field defects in our brain tumour course – view it here.
PSA on the rise!
With a sharp rise in PSA requests following plenty of media coverage this year, our PSA course has been one of our most popular to date. Supported by Prostate Cancer UK, it equips health practitioners in delicately discussing the pros and cons of PSA testing with asymptomatic patients. You told us this course increased your confidence in managing PSA requests – refresh your knowledge here.
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Thursday 18th February 2021 It is important for primary care practitioners to explore and assess peripheral neuropathy carefully by evaluating the level of impact on the patient, both physically and emotionally. Many individuals receiving chemotherapy are nervous...
Potential pitfall: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder and can mimic the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Helpful hint: NICE NG12 guidelines recommend carrying out appropriate tests for ovarian cancer in any woman of 50 or over who has experienced symptoms...
4th February 2021 The 4th of February 2021 marks World Cancer Day 2021. This year, the theme #IAmAndIWill encourages us to recognise our own commitments to improving cancer outcomes. GatewayC now has over 19 free online cancer education courses which can help primary...
29th January 2021 Missed our free GatewayC LIVE webinar? Watch our recording here. In this webinar, GatewayC met Professor Robert Duncombe, Director of Pharmacy at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Neil Bayman, Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Associate...