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Suspected Oesophageal cancer
- offer urgent direct access upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (to be performed
within 2 weeks) to assess for oesophageal cancer n people:
- with dysphagia or
- aged 55 and over with weight loss and any of the following:
- upper abdominal pain
- reflux
- dyspepsia
Suspected Stomach cancer
- consider a suspected cancer pathway referral (for an appointment within 2 weeks) for people with an upper abdominal mass consistent with stomach cancer
- offer urgent direct access upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (to be performed
within 2 weeks) to assess for stomach cancer in people:
- with dysphagia or
- aged 55 and over with weight loss and any of the following:
- upper abdominal pain
- reflux
- dyspepsia
Non Urgent Referral guidance:
Suspected stomach cancer/oesophageal cancer:
- consider non-urgent direct access upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to assess
for stomach cancer/oesophageal cancer in people with haematemesis
- consider non-urgent direct access upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to assess
for stomach cancer/oesophageal cancer in people aged 55 or over with:
- treatment-resistant dyspepsia or
- upper abdominal pain with low haemoglobin levels or
- raised platelet count with any of the following:
- nausea
- vomiting
- weight loss
- reflux
- dyspepsia
- upper abdominal pain, or
- nausea or vomiting with any of the following:
- weight loss
- reflux
- dyspepsia
- upper abdominal pain
- treatment-resistant dyspepsia or
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Last edited 03/2019
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