Blogs and Cancer Keys
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Resource: maintaining your health and wellbeing during coronavirus
Thursday 9th April 2020 For many primary care professionals this is a time of increased pressure and stress. Prioritisation of your own health and wellbeing is important at this time: it is infinitely more challenging to provide outstanding care for others, when you...
Resource: charity support lines for patients living with cancer
Thursday 8th April 2020 GatewayC have produced a list of cancer charity support lines; for patients who may be worried about their cancer diagnosis or concerned how coronavirus may affect their cancer treatment. Please download this PDF resource or find the list of...
DRE and Prostate Cancer
Friday 27th March 2020 A digital rectal examination (DRE) is a useful screening tool, which can be used in conjunction with a PSA test, to help determine if a patient should be referred on a prostate cancer pathway. Prostate cancers may not necessarily secrete PSA;...
Cancer Keys
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Cancer Keys: False negative chest X-rays
False negative chest X-rays The main investigation for suspected lung cancer in primary care is a chest X-ray. However, reports show that some patients with normal chest X-rays still transpire to have lung cancer. Potential pitfall Although most large lung cancers can...
Cancer Keys: Sudden onset diabetes
Sudden onset diabetes Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can often be vague; however sudden onset diabetes can be a potential indicator of the disease. Potential pitfall Diabetes, especially Type 2, is common among the general population. However, consideration should be...
Cancer Keys: Rectal Bleeding
Rectal Bleeding Rectal bleeding is a key symptom of colorectal cancer, but there are also a lot of benign causes. What can help you to assess the significance? Potential pitfall Patients and GPs might be falsely reassured by the fact that rectal bleeding has stopped....
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