Progress to date
- Ethical approval obtained - May 2012
- Steering group appointed and initiation meeting complete
- Study proforma for data collection developed by project team
- Data access agreements in place
- Study proforma tested on 25 records of patients with lung and colorectal cancer
- Study proforma reviewed by General Practitioner, oncologist and colorectal surgeon
- Study proforma amended and corresponding data dictionary prepared and ready to commence main study
- Scoping review of existing literature on factors associated with early lung and colorectal cancer death underway
- Data abstraction commenced January 2013
