Cancer Live
Cancer care is changing fast, and this has a direct impact on primary care. While cancer survival in the UK has improved significantly over the last two decades and primary care remains at the heart of diagnosis, with almost 90% of people receiving their diagnosis following referral from a primary care clinician.
This one-day online course explores the whole cancer pathway through a primary care lens. Together, we'll consider prevention and screening, explore how we might spot cancer earlier, understand the growing role of genomics, and reflect on how we can support people living with, and beyond, a diagnosis.
Created by practising clinicians, this course considers the most recent developments and brings together practical learning with real-world context offering the opportunity to connect the latest evidence and guidance with your professional judgement.
Cancer course summary
Cancer care has changed dramatically over recent years, and primary care is increasingly involved at every stage of the journey.
This cancer update course helps you explore the areas shaping modern cancer care in primary care today. We’ll explore the impact of prevention and behaviour change, reflect on evolving screening programmes, consider approaches to early diagnosis and diagnostic uncertainty, and build your understanding of genomics and inherited cancer risk.
We’ll also consider life beyond diagnosis, including the growing number of people living with the consequences of cancer and cancer treatment, and the important role primary care plays in their ongoing support.
Through clinically grounded learning created by practising clinicians, you'll connect changing evidence and guidance with the realities of everyday practice, helping you build understanding across the whole cancer pathway.
A small splash of the topics we cover
- Prevention and behaviour change: the modifiable risk factors behind nearly half of cancers, and how to talk about them
- Screening programmes and how to improve uptake among the patients least likely to engage
- Referral guidance with case examples to illustrate how cancer may show up in our consultations, including as vague or common symptoms
- Safety-netting and managing diagnostic uncertainty when the picture isn't clear
- Genomics: family history, Lynch syndrome and breast cancer gene (BRCA)
- Life beyond diagnosis: unmet needs and consequences of treatment
- Health inequalities and unwarranted variation across the whole cancer pathway
- Multimorbidity and frailty in suspected cancer and after a diagnosis.
Who is the course designed for?
This course is for anyone working in primary care who wants to feel more confident across the whole cancer pathway.
It is designed for the whole primary care team, and ideal for:
- GPs
- GP Registrars
- Clinical Pharmacists
- Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Practice Nurses
- Paramedics
Course essentials
- Watch on demand for 12 months from purchase
- Join live-hosted online events for interaction and Q&A
- More than 6 hours CPD with downloadable certificate
- Includes 12 months’ membership to Red Whale Knowledge.
Meet the team
Red Whale Knowledge included
All of our full day courses come with 12 months’ membership to Red Whale Knowledge. It’s a super handy, trusted year-round learning resource!
What’s included:
- 900+ online resources with super‑fast search
- Clear, practical summaries for real-world primary care
- 70+ GEMS (Guidelines and Evidence Made Simple)
- Regularly updated content throughout the year
- Concise, clinician-centred learning when you need it
- CPD tracker with optional FourteenFish linkup.
Ideal for you if…
You want quick, trusted learning resources to help you explore evidence with confidence.
Ready to buy our Cancer course?
Live Digital Course£210 |
Pay Monthly Red Whale Unlimited£39.95 per month (12 month minimum term) Pay Annually Red Whale Unlimited£420 per year
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| Attend live-hosted online events for ANY Red Whale course | ||
| 450+ video 'Bytes' — bite-sized on demand learning | ||
| Access any live-hosted Cancer online event | ||
| Access Cancer on demand | ||
| Discounted Cancer Online Course printed handbook available | ||
| Red Whale Knowledge access — 900+ searchable articles and GEMS | ||
| CPD tracking and FourteenFish integration | ||
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Frequently asked questions
What topics does the course cover?
Topics include prevention, screening, earlier diagnosis, referral guidance, safety-netting, genomics, life beyond diagnosis, health inequalities, multimorbidity and frailty.
How will I learn?
You can attend a live-hosted online session or learn on demand, with flexible access to videos, articles and learning activities.
How long do I have access?
You’ll have 12 months’ access to the course and all on-demand content.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes – you’ll receive a downloadable CPD certificate.
Team learning to support your healthcare professionals
We can deliver the Cancer course to your practice, PCN, Neighbourhood, ICB, Cancer Alliance or organisation.
- Tailor timings and emphasis to your local needs and priorities
- Reduce admin by letting our team handle registrations, reminders and certificates
- Combine this medical education with other Red Whale topics to create a bespoke programme.