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Doc, can I have the new DNA test to see if I have cancer?

Doc, can I have the new DNA test to see if I have cancer? image
Dr Simon Curtis
21st June 2023

Many of you will have had patients asking about this test as it was widely reported in the media BBC June 2023 following publication of the initial results of the NHS Symplify Trial last week. It all sounds...

Coming soon to you: Direct access imaging for suspected cancer…Maybe

Coming soon to you: Direct access imaging for suspected cancer…Maybe image
Dr Rob Walker
8th March 2023

How to improve timelines for cancer diagnosis has been a hot topic for years. The Long Term Plan (LTP) for cancer announced in 2019 boldly set out to increase the number of patients diagnosed with early...

Colon cancer, spotting the Big C in the young

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Dr Simon Curtis
19th May 2022

Dame Deborah James, the ‘Bowelbabe’ and host of the You, Me and the Big C BBC podcast has had a huge impact in breaking down stigma and raising awareness as well as millions of pounds for bowel cancer....

Prostate Cancer and managing uncertainty

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NB Medical
17th March 2022

Uncertainty. How often do we come across that word in medicine and Primary Care specifically? As GPs, as well as being expert generalists we are also experts in managing uncertainty. We are constantly...

GALLERI: The Holy Grail for cancer diagnosis?

GALLERI: The Holy Grail for cancer diagnosis? image
Rob Walker
3rd February 2022

We all know that there are multiple challenges to the early diagnosis of cancer for us in primary care, one of the big ones being a lack of access to accurate tests for cancer. There are obviously exceptions...

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