Oncology & Cancer
Rare cancer could be caught early using simple blood tests
A pioneering study into myeloma, a rare cancer, could lead to GPs using simple blood tests to improve early diagnosis.
Aug 14, 2018
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British Journal of General Practice
Oncology & Cancer
Testicular cancer study reveals highest risk symptoms to aid diagnosis
A new study has identified the highest risk symptoms that can indicate testicular cancer, in research that aims to improve diagnosis.
Jul 2, 2018
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Health
GPs deserve greater safety netting support
To support GPs to monitor patients with common, non-specific symptoms that could be cancer, a clearer understanding of which safety netting systems are most effective in practice is needed to enable active follow-up of low-risk-but-no-risk ...
May 8, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
More cases of cancer can be discovered early at a health centre
Considerably more cases of suspected cancer can today be identified early within primary care. Partly based on symptoms but also statistics on the patients' visits to health centres, indicates research from Sahlgrenska Academy ...
Apr 27, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Being more specific about 'one-stop shops' for non-specific cancer symptoms
What are the new 'one-stop shops' for less obvious cancer symptoms, and how is this service being developed and evaluated in Oxfordshire? GP and Clinical Researcher Dr. Brian D Nicholson, from the Nuffield Department of Primary ...
Apr 11, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer
Unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis to examine the association.
Apr 10, 2018
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Medications
North-south divide in England revealed as prescription of opioid drugs rise
The prescription of opioid drugs by GPs in England is steadily rising, especially in more deprived communities, even though they can cause complications and adverse effects and have not been proven to work for chronic pain, ...
Feb 13, 2018
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Health
Routine data won't help GPs identify patients who are most at risk of winter death
Expecting GPs to use medical records to identify individual patients who are most vulnerable to cold weather is unrealistic, according to a study by researchers at the University of Bristol, UCL and the University of Birmingham.
Jan 31, 2018
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Health
Alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to deliver hoped-for benefits in practice
The realities of implementing alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations, such as telephone, email, online and video consultations, mean that hoped-for reductions in GP workload and increases in available appointments ...
Jan 30, 2018
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Health
Long-term health conditions drive A&E visits, not lack of GP services
Rising accident and emergency attendance rates are driven by patients' long term health conditions, and are not related to lack of GP provision, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London of more than 800,000 ...
Jan 16, 2018
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