Chemotherapy in patients with unresected pancreatic cancer in Australia: A population-based study of uptake and survival.

Monica I DumbravaElizabeth A BurmeisterDavid WyldDavid GoldsteinDianne L O'ConnellVanessa L BeesleyHelen M GoodenMonika JandaSusan J JordanNeil D MerrettMadeleine E PayneMary A WaterhouseRachel E Neale

Published in: Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology (2018)

These findings highlight the need to establish referral pathways to ensure that all patients have the opportunity to discuss treatment options with a medical oncologist. This is particularly relevant for health care systems covering areas with a geographically dispersed population.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
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primary care
prognostic factors
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squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
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rectal cancer