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Dr Meena Rafiq on the potential for timelier diagnosis by utilising important patient data, including symptoms, blood tests, and more! #CRUKEDConference24


Patients with as-yet-undetected cancer start using GP healthcare more several months before cancer diagnosis and blood tests may help to diagnose them earlier. Dr Meena Rafiq presents work from UK and Australia Cancer Research UK Health Professionals #CRUKEDConference24 Behavioural Science & Health UCL VCCC Alliance


That’s a wrap! Thanks to the team Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK Health Professionals for organising a wonderful conference! See you next year 📆 #CRUKEDConference24



Lung cancer is yet another disease where inequities are evident. Prof. Nicole Rankin discussing the implementation of the lung cancer screening program next year. A/Prof Nicole Rankin #predictsymposium







It’s sarcoma awareness month! This months The British Journal of General Practice podcast features me talking about work done with University of Melbourne Cancer in Primary Care and VCCC Alliance to improve sarcoma diagnosis in primary care. Have a listen 👂

It’s #sarcomaawarenessmonth! The most common symptoms of sarcoma are bone pain or a soft tissue lump. We have developed a guide for GPs to help know which patients with these symptoms need to be investigated. Learn more with Dr Meena Rafiq and VCCC Alliance bjgplife.com/173

Want to learn more? Watch the 1-minute video: youtu.be/zXlbG2pyspo Listen to the podcast: bjgplife.com/173 Read the research: doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2… Well done Dr Meena Rafiq 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽




In the UK there has been a 44% increase in the number of patients per GP. These numbers are worse in more deprived areas. We need more GPs to addresss health inequalities Kamila Hawthorne #RCGPAC24 plenary talk


🚨 Are you an NHS GP? If so we need your help. Please spend 5 minutes completing this short survey on Sarcoma care. This will inform the Sarcoma UK State of the Nation review. Thank you! sarcoma.org.uk/policy-at-sarc…

🩸 🩸Common blood test abnormalities are early signals of cancer 🦠 in some individuals with non-specific abdominal symptoms and could support expedited cancer diagnosis. Read my new paper in British Journal of Cancer here: nature.com/articles/s4141… Gary Abel YoryosLyratzopoulos Becky White Behavioural Science & Health UCL
