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Sociodemographic variation in the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in patients with stage IV lung, oesophageal, stomach and pancreatic cancer
Katherine E Henson, Anna Fry, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Michael Peake, Keith J Roberts, Sean McPhail
Nov 28, 2018
BACKGROUND: Sociodemographic inequalities in cancer treatment have been generally described, but there is little evidence regarding patients with advanced cancer. Understanding variation in the management of these patients may...
Associations between diagnostic pathways and care experience in colorectal cancer
Theodosia Salika, Gary A Abel, Silvia C Mendonca, Christian von Wagner, Cristina Renzi, Annie Herbert, Sean McPhail, Georgios Lyratzopoulos
Aug 06, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To examine how different pathways to diagnosis of colorectal cancer may be associated with the experience of subsequent care. DESIGN: Patient survey linked to information on diagnostic route.English patients with...
Circulating concentrations of vitamin D in relation to pancreatic cancer risk in European populations.
Fränzel JB van Duijnhoven, Mazda Jenab, Kristian Hveem, Peter D Siersema, Veronika Fedirko, Eric J Duell, Ellen Kampman, Anouk Halfweeg, Henk J van Kranen, Jody MW van den Ouweland, Elisabete Weiderpass, Neil Murphy, Arnulf Langhammer, Eivind Ness-Jensen, Anja Olsen, Anne Tjønneland, Kim Overvad, Claire Cadeau, Marina Kvaskoff, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Verena A Katzke, Tilman Kühn, Heiner Boeing, Antonia Trichopoulou, Anastasia Kotanidou, Maria Kritikou, Domenico Palli, Claudia Agnoli, Rosario Tumino, Salvatore Panico, Giuseppe Matullo, Petra Peeters, Magritt Brustad, Karina Standahl Olsen, Cristina Lasheras, Mireia Obón-Santacana, María-José Sánchez, Miren Dorronsoro, Maria-Dolores Chirlaque, Aurelio Barricarte, Jonas Manjer, Martin Almquist, Frida Renström, Weimin Ye, Nick Wareham, Kay-Tee Khaw, Kathryn E Bradbury, Heinz Freisling, Dagfinn Aune, Teresa Norat, Elio Riboli, HB As Bueno-de-Mesquita
Jun 18, 2018
Evidence from in vivo, in vitro and ecological studies are suggestive of a protective effect of vitamin D against pancreatic cancer (PC). However, this has not been confirmed by analytical epidemiological studies. We aimed to...