Lung cancer update – "It's unique in that level of harm..."

Rebecca and Sarah are joined by Professor Matt Evison, Consultant Chest Physician at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Lead for the CURE programme and Tobacco Addiction to explore the changing profile of lung cancer risk—including never smokers and the impact of ethnicity, family history, environmental factors, and occupational exposures like asbestos. They discuss the challenges of diagnosing lung cancer early, how to use chest X-rays and blood markers such as raised platelets, updates on lung cancer screening programmes and the latest tools in smoking cessation. Plus, insights into vaping, shisha, and why proactive smoking support is vital in primary care.Recommended cancer key articles: Women never smokers are more likely to develop lung cancerLet's talk about lung cancer in those who've never smokedCounselling patients: The lung cancer screening programmeIf you loved this episode and would like to hear more like this, please send your review to [email protected] 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 - GatewayCProduced 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.