martin-benson - Royal Marsden Hospital
martin-benson - Royal Marsden Hospital
martin-benson - Royal Marsden Hospital
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The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Marsden</strong>Summary– Oesophago-gastric cancer is a common cancer in UK– Prognosis depends on stage at presentation– Improved overall survival dependent upon earlier diagnosisrather than better treatment techniques– ‘Alarm symptoms’ identify patients with advanced disease atpresentation– Identification early disease, reliant upon timely referral ofsymptomatic ‘at risk’ patients for gastroscopy, prior topragmatic anti-secretory therapy