{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Ep.1 Breast Cancer Screening & Prevention","description":"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.\n\nThey also discuss breast cancer prevention, focusing on lifestyle changes that can make a meaningful difference.\n\nPractical resources are included to support listeners’ clinical practice and deepen their understanding.\n\nHere are the links to the resources mentioned in the episode:\n\n1. Local NHS Breast Screening Contact Details (UK)\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-health-services/breast-screening-services/\n\n 2. NHSE Guidance on Breast Screening: reducing Health Inequalities\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/breast-screening-identifying-and-reducing-inequalities/breast-screening-reducing-inequalities\n\n3. Cheshire & Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA) PRACTICE Dashboard\nCan 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:\nhttps://cmcanceralliance.nhs.uk/resources/introduction/primary-care-resources/cheshire-merseyside-practice-dashboard (https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmcanceralliance.nhs.uk%2Fresources%2Fintroduction%2Fprimary-care-resources%2Fcheshire-merseyside-practice-dashboard&data=05%7C02%7Caaron.mathew%40nhs.net%7Cf55c35bfdacd4087b2d408df1f24e9c2%7C37c354b285b047f5b22207b48d774ee3%7C0%7C0%7C639263915832624148%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MfLZxEHsd0FWBEE52hMeg87%2BYfnYtJmCuAUjrkO2YBA%3D&reserved=0)\n\nCMCA PRACTICE Dashboard Access.pdf (https://nhs-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/aaron_mathew_nhs_net/IQBfqYlUTtX-QYowuqFAnuNRAQcalRUTmQ8exqdLz_sOn_Y?e=IMRAJ4)\n\n4. NHS Exercise Guidelines\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/\n\n5. Parkrun\nhttps://www.parkrun.org.uk/\n\n6. Exercise and Cancer – CRUK\nhttps://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/coping/physically/exercise-guidelines","author_name":"Cancer Conversations with CMCA","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5175393-cancer-conversations-with-cmca","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43862114/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}