The Medical Journal of Australia

Episode 566: MJA Podcasts Episode 25: Gastric and oesophageal cancer - a community perspective

The Medical Journal of Australia

Show Notes

Today we will be talking about gastric and oesophageal cancer and what we have learnt about it as a community.

This podcast is sponsored by the Pancare Foundation and funded by the Australian Government. The Pancare Foundation provides support to people impacted by a diagnosis of upper gastro intestinal cancer. The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the Pancare Foundation.

My special guests are Melanie Regan and Sue Hegarty, two cancer nurses with many decades of experience.

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