Cancer Prevention in Primary Care – A detailed guide to five practical conversations

Practical conversation guides for integrating cancer prevention into everyday consultations 

A prevention conversation starter can open the door. This guide helps you take it further. 

Every appointment is an opportunity, and this guide gives you the tools to make the most of it. These extended conversation guides about personalised cancer risk, alcohol and cancer, sun safety, bowel screening, and smoking and vaping, combine practical prompts with behaviour change strategies, SMART goals, key prevention messages and links to supporting resources.  

Cancer Prevention in Primary Care: A Detailed Guide to Five Practical Conversations 
is a comprehensive, evidence-based guide that gives GPs and other health professionals the confidence, language, and tools to weave cancer prevention naturally into everyday consultations. 

Why This Matters 

Over one third of cancers are preventable through modifiable behaviours. Brief, well timed conversations delivered by trusted health professionals can change behaviours and boost screening participation before it is too late. 

• This guide empowers health professionals to: 
• Open meaningful cancer prevention conversations with confidence 
• Guide patients toward realistic, sustainable lifestyle changes 
• Connect patients with the right screening programs at the right time 
• Navigate sensitive topics including alcohol and smoking  
• Explore behaviour change strategies to reduce cancer rates across their community 

This resource is perfect for:

• GP Clinics and Health Services 
• Primary Care and Allied Health Professionals 
• Skin Cancer Clinics and Dermatology Practices 
• Respiratory and Chronic Disease Services 
• Community Health Centres 
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services 
• Rural and Remote Health Services 
• Government and Councils 
• PHNs 

Download this Conversation Guide today.