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    Tag: Screening

    Doubling up on stool-based tests catches more colorectal cancers: study

    June 13, 2023

    Carrying out two stool-based tests improves sensitivity and cuts the number of missed colorectal cancers, according to a UK study.  Researchers compared the diagnostic performance…

    Why aren’t more GPs using this? The amazing tool for screening older drivers

    May 8, 2023

    Since 2006, I have been using a psychological screening tool to help assess the likely cognitive competence in older drivers. It has given me confidence…

    Govt commits to national lung cancer screening from 2025

    May 3, 2023

    A national lung cancer screening program will commence in July 2025, with the Federal Government pledging $264 million in funding for next week’s budget. Minister…

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    Lung cancer screening: Early surgical involvement vital to ‘pre-empt crisis’

    April 12, 2023

    Cardiothoracic surgeons must be involved early in lung cancer diagnosis to deal with the anticipated rise in detected cases if Australia adopts a national screening…

    Widely used dementia screening tool updated for patients with impaired hearing

    March 9, 2023

    Doctors have successfully adapted a widely used cognitive screening test to make it suitable for patients with hearing loss emphasising written instructions rather than spoken…

    The dilemma of breast density

    February 18, 2023

    Need to know: Breast density is a topic of intense research and discussion. This article will discuss how breast density is defined, why it is…

    Lockdowns and stress blamed for CV health downturn during COVID-19

    February 16, 2023

    Australians’ cardiovascular health appears to have worsened since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with lockdowns and behavioural changes blamed for the decline. The Victor…

    Professor Marion Saville

    1 in 3 GPs offer HPV screening outside guidelines, study shows

    January 24, 2023

    One third of GPs are ignoring HPV screening guidelines, admitting they screen women as often as they request, a survey shows. As cervical screening experts…

    New liver cancer surveillance guidelines to ‘fill gap in prevention’

    January 16, 2023

    GPs are set to play a greater role in liver cancer prevention, including surveillance of at-risk patient groups, under new guidelines being developed by Cancer…

    ‘We can’t let domestic violence blight their entire lives’: A GP’s story treating children

    November 22, 2022

    Dr Colette Hourigan operates a program for women and children affected by domestic violence. She works three days a week, but she is also on…

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    'We can't let domestic violence blight their entire lives': A GP's story treating children

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