Professor Willie Hamilton on cancer risk assessment in primary care

In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, Professor Willie Hamilton talks to MIMS Learning deputy editor Rhiannon Ashman about how cancer risk assessment tools can be used in primary care, why patients don’t respond how we expect when faced with the possibility of cancer, and why some of what we thought we knew about cancer diagnostics is no longer true.He emphasises that, where cancer is concerned, ‘investigating smarter is not enough; you actually do have to investigate more’ – and puts this in the context of how cancer diagnostics has changed in the past two decades, and the success of general practice in contributing to improved survival. After listening to this podcast, healthcare professionals should be better able to:Understand how cancer diagnostics have evolved in the past two decades, and the impact this has had on patients and GPsRecall the three potential uses of cancer risk assessment tools in general practiceConsider the benefits and drawbacks of using risk assessment tools to guide cancer referral decisionsReflect on patients’ understanding and interpretation of cancer riskConsider the potential applications of AI in cancer diagnostics You can access the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.Useful linksResources from MIMS LearningPodcast: NHS England’s Professor Peter Johnson on optimising early cancer diagnosisGuidance update: latest NICE guidelines on recognition and referral of suspected cancerUnintentional weight loss - red flag symptomsPancreatic cancer - red flag symptomsMelanoma risk factors and identificationMIMS LearningRegister for a free healthcare professional account Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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