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Primary Care Upper GI Package of Education

On this page you will find a range of resources for all primary care professionals working across the East Midlands. These aim to improve Early Diagnosis of Upper GI Cancers in your patients.

GatewayC Bitesize

This programme aims to refresh cancer knowledge and allow healthcare professionals to ask local pathway leads their questions directly. Watch the Upper GI GatewayC Bitesize below:

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EMCA Cancer Maps

The Cancer Maps decision support tool offers a transformative approach to cancer referral pathways by addressing the critical issue of multiple pathway referrals.

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GatewayC Upper GI Cancer

GatewayC have produced a range of tools and resources about Upper GI cancer. This resources can assist healthcare professionals in their clinical practice to increase early diagnosis. Access the toolkit here.

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British Journal of General Practice

Oesophagogastric (OG) cancer-associated symptoms are common in primary care, but most research has focused on patients with a confirmed OG cancer diagnosis, rather than those presenting with symptoms for the first time.

The British Journal of General Practice have published an article "Patterns of Diagnostic Testing for Oesophagogastric Cancer-Related Symptoms in Australian General Practice", which aims to examine diagnostic testing patterns for upper gastrointestinal symptoms linked to OG cancer.

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GatewayC Campaign Hub

Access a range of GatewayC's campaign resources including social media visuals, newsletter and bulletin copy to share across your network. These campaign resources are developed to support key messaging around early cancer diagnosis and national campaigns.

The resources available for Upper GI include:

  • Oesophageal Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer

Find out how you can get involved with our work

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