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Jun 2023
45m 35s

Red Flags for Gynaecological Cancers

PRIMARY CARE KNOWLEDGE BOOST
About this episode
Doctors Lisa and Sara speak with Dr Uma Marthi who is a GP with a Specialist Interest in Gynaecology about red flags for gynaecological cancers. We discuss some cases based on real patients that involve cervical, vaginal and endometrial cancers. We’ll be recording a separate episode around the varied presentations of Ovarian cancer.  You can use these podcas ... Show More
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