Background: Despite the advances in End-of-life (EOL) cancer care, disparities remain in the
accessibility and utilisation of EOL cancer care resources. Often explained by socio …

Background Socioeconomic deprivation is a potentially important factor influencing surgical
outcomes. This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence for any association …

Background Inequalities in survival from colorectal cancer (CRC) across socioeconomic
groups and by area of residence have been described in various health care settings. Few …

Due to increases in cancer survivability, quality assessments of cancer care must include
long-term outcomes. This multicenter retrospective cohort study evaluated between-hospital …

This study estimated the absolute risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) specific and other-cause
mortality using data from the population-based South Australian Cancer Registry. The …

Introduction Little is known about the incidence and survival of anal cancer in New South
Wales (NSW), Australia, as anal cancer cases are often grouped together with other …

Objective When comparing performance across hospitals it is essential to consider the noise
caused by low hospital case volume and to perform adequate case-mix adjustment. We …

Rationale, aims and objective Short‐term outcomes (unplanned readmission, post‐surgical
complication rates, 30‐day and 90‐day post‐surgical mortality) are often used as indicators …

Background A persistent socioeconomic gap in colon cancer survival is observed in
England. Provision of cancer care may also vary by socioeconomic status (SES). We …

Rationale, aims and objectives Adjuvant care for colorectal cancer (CRC) has increased
over the past 3 decades in South Australia (SA) in accordance with national treatment …