Ep.1 Breast Cancer Screening & Prevention

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 transgender people and women over 70.

They also discuss breast cancer prevention, focusing on lifestyle changes that can make a meaningful difference.

Practical resources are included to support listeners’ clinical practice and deepen their understanding.

Here are the links to the resources mentioned in the episode:

1. Local NHS Breast Screening Contact Details (UK) 
https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-health-services/breast-screening-services/  

 2. NHSE Guidance on Breast Screening: reducing Health Inequalities 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/breast-screening-identifying-and-reducing-inequalities/breast-screening-reducing-inequalities  

3. Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA) PRACTICE Dashboard 
Can be accessed via the CMCA Cancer Academy (free registration) which then directs to free registration with the PRACTICE Dashboard to gain access to its data: 
https://cmcanceralliance.nhs.uk/resources/introduction/primary-care-resources/cheshire-merseyside-practice-dashboard

CMCA PRACTICE Dashboard Access.pdf

4. NHS Exercise Guidelines 
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/  

5. Parkrun 
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/  

6. Exercise and Cancer – CRUK 
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/coping/physically/exercise-guidelines