Survival outcomes for patients with cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract (UGI) are dependent on stage of disease at diagnosis and the patient's performance status. 57% of all UGI cancer patients survive at least one year following diagnosis.
This graph shows percentage survival for patients with UGI cancers by stage:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we're doing all we can to make sure patients get the treatment, information and support they need. Read some stories from our patients and staff to find out what The Christie is doing at this difficult time.
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Professor John Radford, director of research at The Christie“Of course, the COVID-19 virus has not gone away – we have to be cautious and we have to proceed in an appropriate way.”
Jane Emery, Christie patient“I don’t feel at all isolated or abandoned. My care has continued to be provided to the same high standard… I know there is someone at the end of the phone day or night if I need them.”
Andrew Rostron, Christie patient“[The Christie] have made what is sometimes an unbearable situation that little bit more manageable… [they] continue to support remotely which is so reassuring.”
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