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Open AccessGaps in childhood immunizations and preventive care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study of children in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, 2016–2021
We aimed to estimate the changes to the delivery of routine immunizations and well-child visits through the pandemic.
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Experiences of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors.
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Incidence of psychiatric illness in patients with neuroendocrine tumors: a comparative population-based analysis
Diversion of tryptophan to tumoral hormonal production has been suggested to result in psychiatric illnesses in neuroendocrine tumors (NET). We measured the occurrence of psychiatric illness after NET diagnosi...
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Open AccessCanadian Veteran chronic disease prevalence and health services use in the five years following release: a matched retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data
Occupational exposures may result in Canadian military Veterans having poorer health and higher use of health services after transitioning to civilian life compared to the general population. However, few stud...
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Loneliness among adolescents and young adults with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with cancer are at an increased risk of experiencing social isolation and loneliness secondary to their cancer and its treatment. The physical distancing measures ...
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Geographic impact on access to care and survival for non-curative esophagogastric cancer: a population-based study
Among patients not undergoing curative-intent therapy for esophagogastric cancer, access to care may vary. We examined the geographic distribution of care delivery and survival and their relationship with dist...
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The cost of chemotherapy administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cancer treatment is a significant driver of healthcare costs worldwide, however, the economic impact of treating patients with anti-neoplastic agents is poorly elucidated. We conducted a systematic review and ...
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Gastrectomy case volume and textbook outcome: an analysis of the Population Registry of Esophageal and Stomach Tumours of Ontario (PRESTO)
To determine the association between gastric cancer surgery case-volume and Textbook Outcome, a new composite quality measurement.
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Variation in receipt of therapy and survival with provider volume for medical oncology in non-curative esophago-gastric cancer: a population-based analysis
While surgical care by high-volume providers for esophago-gastric cancer (EGC) yields better outcomes, volume–outcome relationships are unknown for systemic therapy. We examined receipt of therapy and outcomes...
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Patient-reported symptoms following mastectomy alone or lumpectomy plus radiation for early stage breast cancer: a cohort study
Studies examining symptom differences between surgeries for breast cancer patients rarely incorporate the effects of adjuvant treatment choice. We sought to understand differences in patient-reported symptoms ...
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Critical appraisal of predictive tools to assess the difficulty of laparoscopic liver resection: a systematic review
Objective assessment of the difficulty of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) preoperatively is key in improving its uptake. Difficulty scores are proposed but are not used routinely in practice. We identified ...
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Evaluating TNM stage prognostic ability in a population-based cohort of gastric adenocarcinoma patients in a low-incidence country
TNM stage is the preeminent cancer staging system and a fundamental determinant of disease prognosis. Our goal was to evaluate the predictive power of TNM stage for gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC), in a low-incid...
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The impact of advanced age on short-term outcomes following gastric cancer resection: an ACS-NSQIP analysis
Evidence on short-term outcomes for GC resection in elderly patients is limited by small samples from single-institutions. This study sought to examine the association between advanced age and short-term outco...
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Open AccessValidating an algorithm to identify metastatic gastric cancer in the absence of routinely collected TNM staging data
Accurate TNM stage information is essential for cancer health services research, but is often impractical and expensive to collect at the population-level. We evaluated algorithms using administrative healthca...
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Open AccessA descriptive analysis of medical health services utilization of Veterans living in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study using administrative healthcare data
Health services utilization by Veterans following release may be different than the general population as the result of occupational conditions, requirements and injuries. This study provides the first longitu...
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Prognostic factors in metastatic gastric cancer: results of a population-based, retrospective cohort study in Ontario
Stage IV gastric cancer is lethal, and little population-based research on prognostic factors has been performed in low-incidence countries. Therefore, we investigated the consistency of the associations of pa...
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Are We Lacking Economic Evaluations in Gastric Cancer Treatment?
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Effective palliation and quality of life outcomes in studies of surgery for advanced, non-curative gastric cancer: a systematic review
Relief of symptoms should be the primary focus of palliative treatment as defined by the World Health Organization. Evaluating the effectiveness of palliative interventions should incorporate this goal and inc...
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Surgical management of gastric perforation in the setting of gastric cancer
Gastric perforation is a rare presentation of gastric cancer and is thought to be a predictor of advanced disease and, thus, poor prognosis. Guidelines do not exist for the optimal management strategy. We aime...
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A systematic review of surgery for non-curative gastric cancer
Most gastric cancer patients present with advanced stage disease precluding curative surgical treatment. These patients may be considered for palliative resection or bypass in the presence of major symptoms; h...
