Oncology Features

Patients must currently consult with a primary care practitioner prior to being referred to secondary care breast services. This study aims to explore views on patient self-referral, evaluate the community breast workload, and to investigate the impact of Covid-19 on referral rates.

The prognosis for bladder cancer can vary significantly based on the stage and grade of the cancer. In the advanced stages, survival rates can be very poor. This article reviews new advances in bladder cancer that could improve patient outcomes.

Although most women are aware that a lump can be a sign of breast cancer, awareness of other potential signs and symptoms among the public are poor. This article discusses risk factors and presentation of breast cancer in primary care and treatment of early disease.

Around 7,100 women are diagnosed in the UK with ovarian cancer each year. Read the latest on developments in the diagnosis and management of ovarian cancer.

This section reviews the latest news and reports on medical advances including data from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress held in Madrid, Spain.

The ESO-ESMO 2nd international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer (ABC2) features updates in the diagnosis, staging and prognosis assessment, treatment of loco-regional recurrence and metastatic disease, as well as treatment of specific breast cancer subtypes.

In the UK, the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) was developed to translate the ‘hospice care practice’ experience into other healthcare settings. Recently the LCP as a tool has drawn many critics both from the medical and political fraternities.