Assessing Frailty and Its Impacts on Patients Facing Major GI Surgery
The study team will look at 3 new tests that will make it easier to measure frailty in patients awaiting surgery for cancer and compare them against standard clinical measures of frailty in a pilot study. The expected outcome is that evidence will be collated in order to apply for a major grant to look at improving the care of frail patients with cancer in the future.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Male or female. Aged 70 years and over. Patients with a diagnosis of primary operable colorectal cancer where treatment includes a planned curative surgical procedure. About to undergo elective surgery for cancer. Mental capacity to consent.  Exclusion Criteria:  Patients with unresectable cancer. Patients presenting as an emergency. Patients who are having chemotherapy or radiotherapy before their surgery. - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult - StudyPopulation: Gastrointestinal cancer patients - SamplingMethod: Probability Sample