A prospective cohort examination of haematological parameters in relation to cancer death and incidence: the Busselton Health Study.

Background: Cancer risk is associated with serum iron levels. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether haematological parameters reflect serum iron levels and may also be associated with cancer risk.

Methods: We studied 1564 men and 1769 women who were enrolled in the Busselton Health Study, Western Australia.

Determinants of long-term survival after intensive care.

Objective: To identify prognostic determinants of long-term survival for patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) who survived to hospital discharge.

Design: An ICU clinical cohort linked to state-wide hospital records and death registers.

Setting And Patients: Adult patients admitted to a 22-bed ICU at a major teaching hospital in Perth, Western Australia, between 1987 and 2002 who survived to hospital discharge (n = 19,921) were followed-up until December 31, 2003.