A prospective analysis of factors influencing outcome and survival in upper gastrointestinal cancer in a centralised UK cancer network

Blake, Paul 2017. A prospective analysis of factors influencing outcome and survival in upper gastrointestinal cancer in a centralised UK cancer network. MD Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This thesis investigates prognostic factors influencing outcome and survival in patients managed by the South East Wales Upper GI cancer network.The hypotheses tested were: Socio-economic deprivation and health deprivation adversely influence outcome in patients undergoing surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer; Patient delay accounts for the majority of the total delayencounteredin the diagnosisand treatment of oesophago-gastric cancer and deprivation is an important factor in this regard; Body composition and sarcopenia as measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) are important prognostic indicators; Centralisation of oesophago-gastriccancer services significantly improves outcome and survival.

Item Type:	Thesis (MD)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Medicine
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	10 August 2017
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2021 11:17
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/103472

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