Half of doctors would choose VAD if they had cancer and two weeks left to live
More than half of doctors involved in end-of-life care say they would choose voluntary assisted dying if they had cancer and were told they had…
Tag: Cancer
Spot Dx — What’s behind this gum pain?
Emma is a 23-year-old university student who presents with a four-week history of progressive gingival swelling, pain, bleeding and now purulent exudate. Test your clinical…
Will AI put skin cancer doctors out of work? This dermatologist says no
Jokes about the rise of AI often have radiologists at the butt of them, but even as the AI hype grows, radiologists remain in business. So, is skin cancer the field under…
Diagnosed with cancer as an intern: ‘Everything was white noise — I didn’t know what to do or say’
“When I walked into my postop review, the look in my gynaecologist’s eyes gave me the hint it was not good news. “I have had…
Persistent pruritus points to a hidden malignancy
Nick, a 28-year-old male, presents with a primary complaint of generalised itching for the past 3-4 weeks. He reports no accompanying rash and denies recent…
Radiologists told to report abdominal lesions and CV findings detected during lung cancer screening
Radiologists will report pleural effusions, abdominal lesions, coronary artery calcifications and reduced bone density under the new lung cancer screening program that starts in 57…
Australia’s first anal cancer screening guidelines released, but there’s a catch
Australia has moved a step closer to anal cancer screening for people with HIV with the release of new best practice guidelines. The guidelines, released…
‘CT in a truck’ fleet won’t be ready when national lung cancer screening starts
GPs will start screening patients for lung cancer in July but outback towns will not see the promised mobile CT scanners until at least November,…
‘It looks like I will be passing away,’ says Professor Richard Scolyer after glioblastoma returns
Professor Richard Scolyer says he only has months to live after surgery confirmed the return of his glioblastoma but he remains grateful to have outlived…
Spot Dx — A navel nodule of note
Alan is a 61-year-old plumber who presents with an umbilical lesion that has been enlarging over the past six months. Test your clinical know-how by…
