From: Re-organisation of oesophago-gastric cancer care in England: progress and remaining challenges
 | Cancer centres (n = 38) | Local units (n = 88) |
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Patients who have access to a dietician for specialist nutritional advice | Â | Â |
   Surgical inpatients | 28 (74%) | N/A |
   All other Oesophago-Gastric cancer inpatients | 34 (89%) | 75 (85%) |
   Outpatients | 32 (84%) | 72 (82%) |
   No specialist support available | 0 | 5 (6%) |
Methods of formal nutritional assessment prior to treatment | Â | Â |
   No formal assessment | 9 (24%) | 32 (36%) |
   Dietician assessment | 26 (68%) | 43 (49%) |
Formal screening instrument (e.g. MUST score, Nutritional Risk Index) | 3 (8%) | 13 (15%) |