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Oncology

Clinical Takeaway

Radiation therapy vs surgery for prostate cancer

Major advances in external beam radiotherapy means that it achieves similar long term outcomes to radical prostatectomy with markedly less incontinence, erectile dysfunction at lower costs since it’s fully funded by Medicare

Expert/s: Prof Sandra Turner, A/Prof Lucinda Morris

Oncology

Clinical Takeaway

Radiotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer

Radiotherapy is suitable for non-melanomatous skin cancers that are either high risk with local invasion or metastases, where surgery is inappropriate or if the patient has extended skin field cancerisation

Expert/s: Dr Monique Heinke

Respiratory and sleep

Clinical Takeaway

Home assessments – Thoughts on home based sleep disorders

Sleepiness is a complex issue and we need to explore the clinical context and other possibilities before arriving at the decision to perform a sleep study

Expert/s: Dr Anup Desai

Diagnostics

Clinical Takeaway

Increasing burden of liver disease in community

GPs must give all patients with abnormal LFTs a positive diagnosis

Expert/s: Prof Simone Strasser

Clinical Takeaway

Radiation therapy vs surgery for prostate cancer

Major advances in external beam radiotherapy means that it achieves similar long term outcomes to radical prostatectomy with markedly less incontinence, erectile dysfunction at lower costs since it’s fully funded by Medicare

Radiotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer

Radiotherapy is suitable for non-melanomatous skin cancers that are either high risk with local invasion or metastases, where surgery is inappropriate or if the patient has extended skin field cancerisation

Home assessments – Thoughts on home based sleep disorders

Sleepiness is a complex issue and we need to explore the clinical context and other possibilities before arriving at the decision to perform a sleep study

Increasing burden of liver disease in community

GPs must give all patients with abnormal LFTs a positive diagnosis

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Clinical Takeaway

Radiation therapy vs surgery for prostate cancer

Major advances in external beam radiotherapy means that it achieves similar long term outcomes to radical prostatectomy with markedly less incontinence, erectile dysfunction at lower costs since it’s fully funded by Medicare

Radiotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer

Radiotherapy is suitable for non-melanomatous skin cancers that are either high risk with local invasion or metastases, where surgery is inappropriate or if the patient has extended skin field cancerisation

Home assessments – Thoughts on home based sleep disorders

Sleepiness is a complex issue and we need to explore the clinical context and other possibilities before arriving at the decision to perform a sleep study

Increasing burden of liver disease in community

GPs must give all patients with abnormal LFTs a positive diagnosis

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