Cancer resources
Browse education and news articles relating to cancer, covering respiratory cancer; bowel cancer; women's cancer, men's cancer; brain cancer; GI cancer; skin cancer and cancer symptom management and therapies.
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Cancer diagnosis and treatment
Spotting and referring oral cancer early
November is Mouth Cancer Action Month, which is now the 14th most common cancer in...
How significant event analysis can support early cancer diagnosis
Macmillan Cancer Support, the RCGP and NHS England have produced a toolkit to help...
Tips to help GPs implement NICE cancer referral guidance
NICE's guidance for recognition and referral of suspected cancer contains over 200...
Respiratory cancer
Lung cancer: clinical review
The diagnosis and management of lung cancer, including risk factors and indications...
Non-small cell lung cancer - Clinical review
How to diagnose and manage this type of lung cancer plus the latest evidence on the...
Bowel cancer
Clinical Review: Colorectal cancer
Asymptomatic patients are increasingly being detected by the bowel cancer screening...
Case study: Undiagnosed coeliac disease
A blood test for coeliac disease provided the diagnosis. By Dr Harry Brown
Women's cancer
Endometrial cancer: clinical review
Risk factors for endometrial cancer, management options, conducting a physical examination,...
Clinical Review: Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological cancer worldwide, with a significant...
Men's cancer
Male breast cancer case study
A rare but serious cancer that is often only diagnosed at a late stage.
Journals watch: IUDs, prostate cancer and alcohol in pregnancy
A GP research round -up by Dr Gwen Lewis
Clinical Review: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
How to assess, diagnose and manage BPH in primary care. By Mr Altaf Mangera and Mr...
Skin cancer
Using dermoscopy to diagnose skin lesions
NICE guidance recommends that GPs seeing skin lesions regularly should be trained...
Pictorial case study - Basal cell carcinoma
Dr Jean Watkins discusses the presentation and treatment of this common skin cancer.
Differential diagnoses - Tinea, BCC, herald patch and fixed drug eruption
Dr Nigel Stollery explains how to recognise basal cell carcinoma among four similar...
GI cancer
Diet and prevention of bowel cancer
Certain foods may have an impact on the risk of bowel cancer, explains dietitian...
Clinical Review - Colorectal cancer
Asymptomatic patients are increasingly being detected by the bowel cancer screening...
Journals Watch - Bowel cancer and depression
A research review, this week covering bowel cancer, pneumonia, depression and BMI....
Brain cancer
Persistent headache - Red flag symptoms
Dr Harry Brown explains how to distinguish the rare but possibly more significant...
Clinical Review - Headache and migraine
Differentiate and diagnose headaches and migraine. by Dr Giles Elrington.
Clinical review: Glioma
Contributed by Mr Keyoumars Ashkan, consultant neurosurgeon and senior lecturer,...
More cancer education articles
Identifying oral cancer
The main signs, symptoms and risk factors of oral cancer in primary care and when...
Head and neck tumours: illustrated
Presentations of head and neck tumours including basal cell carcinoma and squamous...
Pancreatic glucagonoma - case study
A rare case of pancreatic glucagonoma initially presented with symptoms of an intractable...
Multiple myeloma
Clinical features, investigations, management and the GP's role in this rare haematological...
Clinical Review: Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally...
Clinical Review: Breast cancer
Breast cancer remains the second most common cause of cancer death in women. It is...
