The South East London Cancer Alliance have created bitesize modules to support primary care professionals to identify patients who require an urgent suspected cancer referral.
Each of the following modules below focus on a specific cancer or group of cancers and can be completed in 10 minutes.
- Myeloma
- Lung cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Head and Neck cancer, includes focus on oral cancer
- Oesophageal cancer
- Brain and Central Nervous System cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Gastric cancer
- FIT for Primary Care
- Managing unscheduled bleeding on hormone replacement therapy
- Managing breast pain in primary care
- Younger adults and cancer
- Learning disabilities and cancer
The modules have been designed by SELCA in collaboration with the Guy’s Cancer Academy, along with clinical input from GP Cancer Leads and secondary care consultants. The modules aim to:
- Refresh professionals’ knowledge of cancer symptoms.
- Provide guidance regarding diagnostic tests, including information on local urgent direct access diagnostic pathways.
- Provide key insights from secondary care.
- Share case studies of patients from presentation to diagnosis.