National Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Audit. An audit of the care received by people with Oesophago-Gastric Cancer in England and Wales. First Annual Report 2008 (13th June 2008)
Patients with one of the most devastating forms of cancer are surviving longer due to better services, but more work still needs to be done to improve organisation of palliative care, says the first national Oesophago-Gastric (OG) Cancer Audit. Each year, in England and Wales, approximately 13,500 people are diagnosed with either oesophageal or gastric cancer, making it the fifth most common type of cancer. The condition typically afflicts more elderly people and the prognosis for survival is poor with overall five-year survival rates in England and Wales, around seven per cent for oesophageal cancer and 13 per cent for gastric cancer.
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Patients with one of the most devastating forms of cancer are surviving longer due to better services, but more work still needs to be done to improve organisation of palliative care, says the first national Oesophago-Gastric (OG) Cancer Audit. Each year, in England and Wales, approximately 13,500 people are diagnosed with either oesophageal or gastric cancer, making it the fifth most common type of cancer. The condition typically afflicts more elderly people and the prognosis for survival is poor with overall five-year survival rates in England and Wales, around seven per cent for oesophageal cancer and 13 per cent for gastric cancer.
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