Characterisation and outcomes of patients referred to a regional cancer of unknown primary team: a 10-year analysis.
Mark StaresKarin PurshouseGillian KnowlesRachel HaighJenny IrvineAoife GatenbyRebekah PattonJo McGintyAlan ChristieMarjory MacLennanColin BarrieSally ClivePublished in: British journal of cancer (2021)
Patients presenting with MUO have poor outcomes irrespective of the final diagnosis. These patients need a patient-centred, streamlined, rapid diagnostic pathway. There are clear benefits to primary and secondary care teams having access to a dedicated, multidisciplinary MUO/CUP service, with clinical nurse specialists supporting the patients, to help facilitate this pathway and ensure early oncology review.