title: Who should stage upper gastrointestinal tract malignancy?
abstract: District general hospitals with trained upper gastrointestinal surgeons should undertake staging of patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers within their catchment areas. This could considerable reduce the workload at regional cancer centres.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Lloyd R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Jenkinson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D012423:Rural Health; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016526:Workload