Lifestyle And Outcomes After Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study (Logic).

180Background: The number of individuals living after a diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is increasing. Emerging data suggest modifiable lifestyle factors impact survival after colorectal cancer (CRC), however very little is known about survivorship in other GI cancers. Given the common thread of multimodality therapy among many GI cancer survivors, there is a paucity of data on sexual function, fertility, anxiety/depression, changes in comorbidities, and quality of life after cancer treatment. Additionally, existing cohort studies of GI survivors are primarily European, and further data are needed from survivor populations in the US . Methods: Patients of the University of California, San Francisco GI Oncology Survivorship Clinic who are designated disease-free are recruited by mail or in clinic. We send secure online questionnaires to participants every six months for five years and annually thereafter. At varying intervals, questionnaires solicit sociodemographics, diet, physical activity, fer...