Endometrial cancer - unscheduled bleeding, risk factors and investigations in primary care

GPs Rebecca and Sarah are joined by Professor Emma Davidson to discuss the latest on endometrial cancer in primary care. The conversation covers non-invasive diagnostic innovations, the realities of hysteroscopy, and when to refer for unscheduled bleeding on HRT. They delve into key risk and protective factors, including obesity, family history, and the impact of hormone therapy and GLP-1 medications. The team also highlights the role of patient education, the challenge of differentiating bleeding sources, and emerging clinical guidance, such as recognising Lynch syndrome and the relevance of the LEGOC acronym.

Recommended cancer key articles:

Unscheduled vaginal bleeding: when to investigate in primary care

Exercise: Reducing cancer risk and recurrence

If you loved this episode and would like to hear more like this, please send your review to the-christie.gatewayc@nhs.net and share the series with a colleague.

GPs Talk Cancer is the podcast series from GatewayC. GatewayC is the free early cancer diagnosis resource funded by the NHS and is part of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. 

View the full shownotes for this episode at Podcast - GatewayC

Produced by GatewayC and Listening Dog Media.

DISCLAIMER: We know this podcast might be of interest to anybody, however it is aimed at primary care health professionals. All patient cases are based on real stories from our clinical practice as GPs. They are fully anonymised with no identifiable patient data. All featured statistics are accurate at the time of recording. All views expressed by guest speakers are their own.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.