UK incidence of the serious skin cancer melanoma is rising rapidly and action in primary care settings has potential to substantially improve early diagnosis and drive better outcomes for patients. Research from the Primary Care Unit in Cambridge is shaping diagnosis procedures in primary care which could deliver measurable reductions in mortality and morbidity amongst […]
Detecting cancer early in primary care – balancing cancer risks with potential for over-diagnosis
Blog from Dr Fiona Walter, Cancer Group, Primary Care Unit While UK cancer screening programmes currently detect 10-15% of cancers, the remaining patients initially present to primary care or the emergency services. Overall survival for most common cancers in the UK is improving due to treatment strategies, but research suggests that the time taken to […]
The challenges of diagnosing pancreatic cancer: new pointers for clinicians
No initial symptoms which differentiate between those diagnosed with and without pancreatic cancer were found in a new study from Dr Fiona Walter and colleagues at the Primary Care Unit, but key additional symptoms which may signal pancreatic cancer were identified. Pancreatic cancer – the tenth most common cancer in the UK – is difficult […]
Cancer prevention – developing risk based interventions in primary care: new approaches from Dr Juliet Usher-Smith
Dr Juliet Usher-Smith, Clinical Lecturer at the Primary Care Unit, has been awarded a Cancer Research UK Prevention Fellowship of almost £450k for her research entitled Developing a very brief intervention to promote behaviour change for cancer prevention in primary care. It is estimated that approximately 40% of cases of cancer are attributable to lifestyle […]
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