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  1. A population based study of variations in operation rates for breast cancer, of comorbidity and prognosis at diagnosis: Failure to operate for early breast cancer in older women

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  2. Addendum to BASOII Trial report

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, September 2014, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  3. Radiotherapy or tamoxifen after conserving surgery for breast cancers of excellent prognosis: British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO) II trial

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, July 2013, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  4. Primary chemo-radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced and inflammatory breast cancer

    Article • The Breast, June 2012, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  5. Correlation of Age at Oral Contraceptive Pill Start with Age at Breast Cancer Diagnosis

    Article • The Breast Journal, November 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mr Tom Bates

  6. In the wake of Wakefield

    Article • BMJ, February 2011, BMJ

    Mr Tom Bates

  7. Overview of the Randomized Trials of Radiotherapy in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast

    Article • JNCI Monographs, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Benny CY Zee, Mr Tom Bates

  8. Impact of a Raised Body Mass Index on Breast Cancer Survival in Relation to Age and Disease Extent at Diagnosis

    Article • The Breast Journal, March 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mr Tom Bates

  9. Erratum: Clinical outcome data for symptomatic breast cancer: the Breast Cancer Clinical Outcome Measures (BCCOM) project

    Article • British Journal of Cancer, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Tom Bates

  10. Clinical outcome data for symptomatic breast cancer: the breast cancer clinical outcome measures (BCCOM) project

    Article • British Journal of Cancer, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Tom Bates

  11. Improvements in breast cancer survival over time, related to adjuvant treatment and node status

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  12. A 10-Year Follow-up of a Longitudinal Study of Gallstone Prevalence at Necropsy in South East England

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Tom Bates

  13. Importance of routine cavity sampling in breast conservation surgery

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, December 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  14. Breast carcinoma masquerading as recurrent primary breast lymphoma

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Practice, September 2007, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mr Tom Bates

  15. Is Hormone Replacement Therapy-Related Breast Cancer More Favorable? A Case-Control Study

    Article • The Breast Journal, September 2007, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mr Tom Bates

  16. The significance of the site of recurrence to subsequent breast cancer survival

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 2007, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  17. Pre-operative risk scores for the prediction of outcome in elderly people who require emergency surgery

    Article • World Journal of Emergency Surgery, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Tom Bates

  18. Breast Cancer Clinical Outcome Measures Project: national results from year 1

    Article • July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Tom Bates

  19. Late follow-up of a randomized trial of surgery plus tamoxifen versus tamoxifen alone in women aged over 70 years with operable breast cancer

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, May 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  20. Co-expression of neuregulins 1, 2, 3 and 4 in human breast cancer

    Article • The Journal of Pathology, May 2004, Wiley

    Mr Tom Bates

  21. Does obesity compromise survival in women with breast cancer?

    Article • The Breast, April 2004, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  22. Obesity and breast cancer: a review of the literature

    Article • The Breast, April 2004, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  23. Iron‐deficiency anaemia and delay in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer

    Article • Colorectal Disease, March 2003, Wiley

    Mr Tom Bates

  24. Surgical OGD – a dying art?

    Article • Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, January 2003, Royal College of Surgeons of England

    Mr Tom Bates

  25. Does radical surgery to the axilla give a survival advantage in more severe breast cancer?

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, July 2002, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  26. The long-term outcome of synchronous bilateral breast cancer is worse than metachronous or unilateral tumours

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, June 2002, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  27. Litigation for pneumothorax as a complication of fine-needle aspiration of the breast

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, February 2002, Wiley

    Mr Tom Bates

  28. Ethics of consent to surgical treatment

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, October 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  29. Does routine grading of invasive lobular cancer of the breast have the same prognostic significance as for ductal cancers?

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, December 2000, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  30. Delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer: medico-legal implications

    Article • The Breast, August 2000, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  31. In-hospital delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, July 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  32. Smoking and colorectal adenomas

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Prevention, June 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Mr Tom Bates

  33. Does open-access mammography and ultrasound delay the diagnosis of breast cancer?

    Article • The Breast, June 1999, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  34. Risk of pneumothorax as a complication of diagnostic fine needle aspiration or therapeutic needling of the breast: should the patient be warned?

    Article • The Breast, April 1999, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  35. Rupture of the spleen in a patient with metastatic angiosarcoma of the breast

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, April 1998, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  36. Breast cancer risk with cyst type in cystic disease of the breast

    Article • BMJ, August 1997, BMJ

    Mr Tom Bates

  37. Out‐of‐hours operating — failure to close the audit cycle

    Article • Journal of Clinical Effectiveness, March 1997, Emerald

    Mr Tom Bates

  38. Workload of surgeons involved in the treatment of breast cancer

    Article • The Breast, February 1997, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  39. Cholecystectomy as a Risk Factor for Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, January 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Tom Bates

  40. 80. How safe is a watch policy in the management of axillary node disease with breast cancer?

    Article • The Breast, September 1995, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  41. 15. Positive cavity biopsy does not predict early local relapse for patients treated by local excision for early breast cancer

    Article • The Breast, September 1995, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  42. The Relationship between Cholecystectomy, Unoperated Gallstone Disease, and Colorectal Cancer: A Necropsy Study

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, January 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Tom Bates

  43. Faecal occult blood screening for patients with gastrointestinal symptoms

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, October 1993, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  44. re: Primary tamoxifen for elderly women with breast cancer

    Article • The Breast, June 1993, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  45. Screening for breast cancer in the under 50s

    Article • The Lancet, May 1993, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  46. A daily diary for quality of life measurement in advanced breast cancer trials

    Article • British Journal of Cancer, February 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Tom Bates

  47. Combination or mild single agent chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer? CMF vs epirubicin measuring quality of life

    Article • British Journal of Cancer, February 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Tom Bates

  48. Timing of surgery for breast cancer in relation to the menstrual cycle and survival of premenopausal women

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, January 1993, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  49. Psychological screening for non-specific abdominal pain

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, December 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  50. A randomized trial of one versus three doses of Augmentin as wound prophylaxis in at-risk abdominal surgery

    Article • Postgraduate Medical Journal, October 1992, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  51. The use of the Body Mass Index in studies of abdominal wound infection

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, March 1992, Elsevier

    Mr Tom Bates

  52. For debate: research in surgical training

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, November 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  53. Influence of cholecystectomy on symptoms

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, August 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  54. Breast cancer in elderly women: A Cancer Research Campaign trial comparing treatment with tamoxifen and optimal surgery with tamoxifen alone

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, May 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  55. Advanced Breast Cancer: A randomised trial of epidoxorubicin at two different dosages and two administration systems

    Article • Acta Oncologica, January 1989, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Tom Bates

  56. Timing of prophylactic antibiotics in abdominal surgery: Trial of a pre-operative versus an intraoperative first dose

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, January 1989, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  57. Does breast cyst type predict for breast cancer risk? A question still to answer

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, December 1988, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  58. Breast cyst type does not predict the natural history of cyst disease or breast cancer risk

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, July 1988, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  59. Obstructing/perforated carcinoma of the left colon treated by resection and the formation of a double colostomy

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, July 1984, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  60. Metronidazole v. cefoxitin in severe appendicitis—a trial to compare a single intraoperative dose of two antibiotics given intravenously

    Article • Postgraduate Medical Journal, November 1983, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates

  61. Prophylactic metronidazole in appendicectomy: A controlled trial

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, August 1980, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mr Tom Bates