Upper GI cancer refresh - "with dysphagia it's always bread, rice and meat..."

GPs Rebecca and Sarah are joined by Dr. Jonathan Hoare, gastroenterologist at St Mary’s Hospital in London, to unpack the risk factors for upper GI cancers, including lifestyle, diet, and Helicobacter infection. Together, they share clinical stories highlighting alarm symptoms such as dysphagia, approaches to history taking, and discuss best practice for investigating new indigestion. The episode covers the long-term safety of PPIs, Barrett’s oesophagus management, and how empowering patients plays a vital role in cancer diagnosis and care.Recommended cancer key articles: Dyspepsia and Upper GIThrombocytosis: Think LEGO-CIf 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.