by Katie Galvin | Oct 9, 2020 | All blogs
Friday 9th October 2020 Did you miss our free webinar on Lung Cancer vs COVID-19? Watch it here. Most individuals and their families work through the transition into end of life care differently. This means healthcare professionals are often faced with families who...
by Katie Galvin | Jul 2, 2020 | All Cancer Keys
Potential pitfall: Overlapping lung cancer and COVID-19 symptoms means that the message to patients about early diagnosis is negated by the messages necessary to control the COVID pandemic. Helpful hint: Consider the following action if a patient presents with...
by Katie Galvin | Jun 11, 2020 | All blogs
Thursday 11th June 2020 Breathlessness is one of the common symptoms that people experience at the end of their lives. However, determining whether a patient is entering the last few days of their life requires the GP to consider a range of factors. Before making this...
by Katie Galvin | May 27, 2020 | All Cancer Keys
Potential pitfall: Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is a medical emergency which can result in paralysis. Many patients living with cancer have pain; within primary care it can difficult to differentiate between significant pain which may be due to MSCC, and...
by Katie Galvin | May 1, 2020 | All Cancer Keys
Potential pitfall: There has been a significant reduction in suspected cancer referrals during the COVID-19 crisis. Yet, lung cancer is a major cause of premature death in the UK. Clinician’s must identify those at risk of lung cancer and investigate when appropriate,...
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