This educational session aims to equip primary care clinicians with practical knowledge and tools to recognize early signs of liver and pancreatic cancers, which often present late and carry a poor prognosis. Emphasis will be placed on understanding red flag symptoms, appropriate initial investigations, and timely referral pathways. Special attention will be given to the clinical significance of new-onset diabetes, particularly in patients over 50 with unexplained weight loss, as a potential early marker of pancreatic malignancy.

• Understand the epidemiology and survival outcomes of liver and pancreatic cancers.
• Recognize key symptoms and signs that should raise suspicion in primary care.
• Learn how to interpret abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) in the context of cancer risk.
• Identify patients with new-onset diabetes and weight loss who may warrant urgent referral.
• Review NICE and local guidance on appropriate imaging and 2WW referral indications.
• Improve safety-netting practices and reduce diagnostic delays through proactive case finding.