Cancer Conversations with CMCA

In this episode, special guest Mrs Gina Barnett, who has experienced breast cancer (and is Managing Director of SWAGGA PCN in Liverpool) joins Dr Hong Tseung  (GP Clinical Lead at the Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance) and Miss Sonia Bathla (Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the Burney Breast Unit, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) to discuss the after-effects ...

In this episode, Dr Hong Tseung (GP Clinical Lead at the Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance) and Professor Carlo Palmieri (Professor of Translational Oncology at the University of Liverpool and Consultant Medical Oncologist with a specialist interest in breast cancer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre) discuss breast cancer recurrence. They explore the risks, assessment, management and refer...

In this episode, Dr Jennifer McBride (GP with a specialist interest in Sexual Medicine and Reproductive Health and Sefton GP Clinical Lead for Gynaecology at the Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance) joins Miss Sonia Bathla (Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the Burney Breast Unit, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) to discuss how patients with menopausal symptoms ...

In this episode, Dr Hong Tseung (GP Clinical Lead at the Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance) and Miss Sonia Bathla (Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the Burney Breast Unit, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) discuss the assessment of breast pain and when it may indicate breast cancer. They also explore other common causes of breast pain, including breast infecti...

In this episode, Dr Hong Tseung (GP Clinical Lead at the Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance) and Ms Tanya Davis (Senior Genetic Counsellor and Breast Care Lead at the Liverpool Centre for Genomic Medicine) discuss family history risk assessment for breast cancer. They talk about how assessments are carried out in primary and secondary care, when genomic testing may be appropriate, and how to...

In this episode, Dr Hong Tseung (GP Clinical Lead at the Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance) and Miss Sonia Bathla (Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the Burney Breast Unit, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) explore the NHS Breast Screening Programme, including current national screening criteria and the implications for patients outside these criteria, such as ...