CEACAM5 and Ascites: Overall HRQOL score was related to survival, with a 5 point increase in score being associated with a statistically significant (P<0.001) decrease of 8% in survival, and this result remained unchanged (HR: 0.92, 05% CI: 0.88–0.96) even after adjustment for those confounding factors which had been found to be associated with HRQOL and survival (sex, age, stage of disease, present of jaundice and ascites, a positive CEA, and treatment (conventional and alternative)).