Urgent Suspected Cancer

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For information on making urgent suspected cancer referrals look for the dedicated service pages for guidance on tumour-specific USC referral routes listed below. enter USC into the filter by bar.

If there is no dedicated page, go to the Urgent Suspected Cancer Referrals page.

For non-specific symptoms, go to the Urgent Suspected Cancer for Non-Specific Cancer Symptoms: Rapid Diagnostic Centres page.

The Cancer Care Resources section provides resources on cancer diagnosis and treatment for practices.

Visit the Screening topic page for detailed information on cancer screening.

Visit the NCL Cancer Alliance website for details of the Your cancer pathway support guide, which offers comprehensive support for patients who are referred on a suspected cancer pathway or who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Visit the NCL Primary Care Cancer Academy for cancer-related educational materials including e-learning modules and information guides.

If you have any queries, concerns, or suggestions you would like to make, please contact your relevant cancer GP lead. 

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Clinical Leads

NCL Co-Clinical Director, Cancer

Dr Clare Stephens

NCL Wide

GP Cancer Clinical Lead

Dr Zareena Cuddis

Barnet

GP Cancer Clinical Lead

Dr Seema Chaudhari

Camden

GP Cancer Clinical Lead

Dr Nitika Silhi

Enfield

GP Cancer Clinical Lead

Dr Kate Rees

Haringey

GP Cancer Clinical Lead

Dr Jennnifer Rea

Islington

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Helping people with learning disabilities to attend a cancer screening

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NCL FIT<10 secondary care clinical pathway (NCL ICB, March 2023)

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Direct access to urgent diagnostics referral guide

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Pan-London suspected sarcoma referral form changes (Healthy London Partnership, May 2018)

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Screening information for transgender and non-binary individuals (PHE, July 2017)

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Good practice guide for breast, cervical and bowel cancer screening (Healthy London Partnership, January 2020)

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Myeloma and MGUS: A guide for GPs (Myeloma UK, September 2021)

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Macmillan cancer support and information services

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Review date: Friday, 27 March 2026