
Primary Care Cancer Group
@pcucancergrp
University of Cambridge, Primary Care Cancer Group: working on the prevention, timely diagnosis and follow-up care of cancer in community settings.
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The current testing pathway for ovarian cancer in primary care was recommended by NICE over a decade ago. We've learnt a lot since then. Can we do better? Here's a new take from Garth Funston, Fiona Walter, Emma Crosbie, william hamilton, CanTest: bjgp.org/content/72/720…

Come and work with us advancing cancer detection in Zimbabwe and South Africa Suzanne Scott Wolfson Institute of Population Health UCT CRI qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies…



#ColorectalCancer: there are potential opportunities for more timely investigations ☞ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2…; an issue highlighted following the death of Dame Deborah James and her important campaign ☞justgiving.com/campaign/Bowel… Yin Zhou Garth Funston Fiona Walter Dr Luke Mounce Gary Abel


New paper in PLOS One from the @CanTest Network Analysis project (including Debbie Vermond and the Cancer Group's Fiona Walter and Valerie Sills) on the evolution of a primary care cancer research network: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Read the new paper from CanTest Network Analysis project in PLOS One by Debbie Vermond @EsdeGroot Valerie Sills YoryosLyratzopoulos Fiona Walter Niek de Wit Greg Rubin on 'the evolution of a primary care cancer research network' ⬇️ journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…


Congratulations from all at Primary Care Cancer Group



bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e… New paper describes symptoms prompting a FIT request in primary care and reports low symptom agreement between patients and GPs. Fiona Walter william hamilton

Sorry for delayed sharing: New paper on variation in blood test use in patients subsequently diagnosed with cancer (link: doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2…). Many thanks for support from Dr Monica Koo Greg Rubin Gary Abel Ruth Swann Sean McPhail YoryosLyratzopoulos CanTest The British Journal of General Practice



Delighted to see that our work on the use of FIT during the pandemic is on the top 10 list from BJGP Open Journal. A fab team to work with Primary Care Cancer Group



1/ Tiredness combined with other ‘vague’ symptoms like weight loss or abdominal pain could be a sign of cancer in older patients who visit their GP. New study in bjgp.org/content/early/… with YoryosLyratzopoulos, Matthew Barclay & Cristina Renzi. The British Journal of General Practice Cancer Research UK @CRUK_policy