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. 2021 Apr 1;13(7):1669. doi: 10.3390/cancers13071669

Table 6.

Areas for Post-operative gain.

Areas for Gain Post-Operatively Problem Intervention Gain
Adjuvant chemotherapy
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    Nihilism and under-utilisation of adjuvant chemotherapy
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    Establish standards of practice and benchmarks for the proportion of patients that receive adjuvant therapy

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    QI programs to address frailty, advanced age and recovery after surgery
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    Improved uptake of adjuvant therapy

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    Improved survival

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    Standardised practices
Surveillance
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    Lack of standardised practice

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    Nihilism
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    Implement surveillance programs
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    Improved detection of early recurrence

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    Improved treatment rates

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    Improved duration of survival
Nutrition
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    Education of local physicians and those in palliative care

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    See Table 4

QI = Quality improvement.