Consultation
Cancer Prevention & Early Detection
A personalised review of cancer risk, established screening and emerging early-detection technologies.
Is this for you?
You may recognise some of this.
Strong family history of cancer
Previous cancer
Known genetic risk
Age-related cancer concerns
Lifestyle-related risk
Occupational exposures
Uncertainty about which screening you should be doing
Interest in a more comprehensive screening strategy
Interest in emerging cancer-detection technologies
Wanting to understand personal cancer risk
What we explore
Symptoms usually have more than one contributor.
We consider the areas that most often drive what you are experiencing, then narrow down to the ones your history and examination point towards.
- 01Personal cancer risk
- 02Family history
- 03Age and sex-specific risk
- 04Lifestyle factors
- 05Previous screening
- 06Existing guideline-based screening
- 07Potential genetic assessment
- 08Imaging where appropriate
- 09Emerging early-detection technologies
How we investigate
Assessment before assumption.
Investigations are selected according to your history, symptoms, examination and clinical context. Not every patient requires every test.
Multi-cancer early detection may be discussed as an emerging option. A multi-cancer early detection test does not exclude cancer and does not replace conventional cancer screening.
Detailed personal and family history
Review of existing cancer screening
Age and risk-appropriate screening recommendations
Relevant blood testing
Imaging or specialist referral where appropriate
Genetic counselling or testing where appropriate
Discussion of multi-cancer early detection where appropriate
Established screening
- Mammography
- Cervical screening
- Colorectal screening
- Prostate assessment where appropriate
- Skin assessment where appropriate
- Age and risk-appropriate imaging
Emerging early detection
- Multi-cancer early detection discussed where appropriate
- Genetic assessment where indicated
- Selected advanced blood-based markers
- Additional imaging in selected patients
New technologies may complement established cancer screening in selected patients, but they do not automatically replace proven screening such as mammography, cervical screening or colorectal screening.
From assessment to action
From assessment to action.
- 01
Consult
- 02
Investigate
- 03
Understand
- 04
Treat
- 05
Review
Investigation is only useful when it changes what we do. Once we understand the likely drivers of your symptoms or health concern, we build a focused treatment strategy around the findings.
The Process
What the plan may involve may involve
Personalised screening schedule
Established screening
Risk-factor modification
Appropriate imaging
Genetic assessment where indicated
Discussion of multi-cancer early detection where appropriate
Specialist referral where required
Follow-up planning
Focused care. One priority at a time.
Your consultation is centred on the reason you booked. If we identify another area that would benefit from deeper assessment, we may recommend a separate focused consultation rather than trying to address everything superficially in one appointment.
Ready to take the next step?
Book the consultation that best matches your main concern. We can build from there if anything else needs deeper assessment.