Half of patients visiting GP with cancer diagnosed within 40 days
Half of patients presenting to their GP with cancer are diagnosed within 40 days, but one in five en...
Pressure on GP referrals linked to higher cancer mortality
Pressure on GPs to avoid over-referral may be driving high UK rates of mortality from colorectal can...
NHS workforce pressures undermining cancer care, finds Macmillan poll
More than half of GPs and nurses fear that soaring workload means the NHS workforce is no longer abl...
Nurse-led screening in GP practices boosts early lung cancer and COPD detection
A nurse-led screening programme in Liverpool is preventing around two cases of lung cancer a month a...
How GPs can offer cancer patients the support they need
Most GPs see only a handful of patients with cancer every year, says Macmillan GP Dr Nicola Harker, ...
Clinical review: Prostate cancer
An overview of the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer, including classification of prostate...
HPV jabs for boys 'highly unlikely to be cost-effective' say DH advisers
DH advisers reviewing the HPV vaccination programme have concluded it is 'highly unlikely to be cost...
Developments in melanoma treatment
A review of established and novel therapeutic approaches for malignant melanoma, including the roles...
GP prescription patterns could help diagnose cancer patients earlier
Researchers are compiling an anonymous dataset of primary care prescription data - totalling 80m pre...
Identifying oral cancer
The main signs, symptoms and risk factors of oral cancer in primary care and when to refer....
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