{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. John Campbell","slug":"dr-john-campbell-7851784","podcast_index_feed_id":7851784,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG9554039150","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7a133470-32e4-11f1-ae26-ef5a830a5f06/image/aacd596ff9b51467520b0238cfcd1c87.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Campbellteaching","episode_count":658,"summary":"Hello Everyone, My name is John Campbell and I am a retired Nurse Teacher and former clinical nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focused on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally. LinkedIn profile, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-campbell-5256223b/ Twitter, https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed. They should never replace individual clinical judgement from your own health care provider. No media-based material on this channel is suitable for using as professional medical advice. All comments are also for educational purposed only and must never replace advice from your own health care provider","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T06:22:02.195523+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784"},"episode":{"title":"Cancer, early symptom signs","slug":"cancer-early-symptom-signs","published_at":"2026-09-10T07:57:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/cancer-early-symptom-signs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG3711942109.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG3711942109.mp3","summary":"Cancer, early warning signs https://drjohncampbell.co.uk/ Any unexplained bleeding Haematuria, any blood in the urine is abnormal, frank or occult Females, check again in 2 weeks Haematemesis Blood in sputum Melaena / PR Again, frank or occult PV, between periods, after sex post menopause (no matter how much blood or what colour it is) Nasal Bruising Discharges Usually indicate infection Tumours distort and block normal anatomy Chest infections Chronic cough Urethra Nipple Vaginal Change in bowel or bladder habits Changes in defecation, frequency, consistency, constipation, diarrhoea, shape, colour, mucous Colour, dark or pale (head of pancreas) Floaty Dark urine Abdominal bloating or swelling Persistent heart burn / indigestion Persistent bloating, anorexia Changes in bladder emptying habits LUTS Thickening of tissue or a lump Tumours near body surface (Breast, testicular) Swollen lymph nodes Nagging cough or hoarseness Lung, laryngeal cancer, thyroid A sore / wound which does not heal Malignant ulceration Lesion getting bigger Increasing pain Unexpected bleeding Basal cell carcinoma (rodent ulcer) Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) New mole or changes to a mole Mouth or tongue ulcer (more than 3 weeks) Obvious change in a wart or mole A, asymmetry B, borders C, colour D, more than 6mm or increasing E, elevation Malignant melanoma may demonstrate all of the above features. Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing Feeling of pressure, throat or chest Dysphagia, oesophagus or fundus of the stomach. Also Night sweats or fever Fatigue Unexplained weight loss Unexplained pains or ache New blood clots, deep venous thrombosis Bone pain Intercurrent infection Cancer research UK https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-symptoms What is normal for you, is this a chang…","meta_description":"Cancer, early warning signs https://drjohncampbell.co.uk/ Any unexplained bleeding Haematuria, any blood in the urine is abnormal, frank or occult Females…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1866,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-john-campbell-7851784/episodes/cancer-early-symptom-signs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/cancer-early-symptom-signs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}