Colorectal cancer: postoperative follow-up and surveillance

S Godhi, A Godhi, R Bhat, S Saluja - Indian Journal of Surgery, 2017 - Springer
Follow-up and surveillance form an important aspect of care in patients with colorectal
cancers (CRC). Most recurrences will occur within 2 years of surgery and 90% by 5 years …

Mechanisms of improved survival from intensive followup in colorectal cancer: a hypothesis

AG Renehan, M Egger, MP Saunders… - British journal of …, 2005 - nature.com
A meta-analysis of six randomised trials demonstrated that intensive followup in colorectal
cancer was associated with an absolute reduction in all-cause 5-year mortality of 10%(95 …

Views of breast and colorectal cancer survivors on their routine follow-up care

R Urquhart, A Folkes, J Babineau, E Grunfeld - Current Oncology, 2012 - mdpi.com
Objective: Our understanding of optimum health care delivery for cancer survivors is limited
by the lack of a patient-centred perspective. The objectives of the present study were to …

Outcome of follow-up colon examination among a population-based cohort of colorectal cancer patients

SJ Rulyak, DA Lieberman, EH Wagner… - Clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: The benefit of colonoscopy in the follow-up of colorectal cancer
survivors is uncertain, and findings of surveillance colonoscopy are not well-characterized …

Guideline familiarity predicts variation in self-reported use of routine surveillance PET/CT by physicians who treat head and neck cancer

BR Roman, SG Patel, MB Wang, AM Pou… - Journal of the National …, 2015 - jnccn.org
Background: Use of routine surveillance testing beyond guideline recommended levels is
common in many oncologic disciplines, including head and neck cancer. The impact of …

Development of a claims-based algorithm to identify colorectal cancer recurrence

AD Deshpande, M Schootman, A Mayer - Annals of epidemiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine the validity of claims data to identify colorectal cancer (CRC)
recurrence and determine the extent to which misclassification of recurrence status affects …

The role of imaging in the pre-operative staging and post-operative follow-up of rectal cancer

G Low, LM Tho, E Leen, E Wiebe, S Kakumanu… - The Surgeon, 2008 - Elsevier
Developments in rectal cancer imaging have revolutionised the management of this
condition. It has become increasingly important for oncologists and surgeons to have a …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing survivorship care plans for colon cancer survivors

DK Mayer, A Gerstel, AML Walton… - Oncology nursing …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Regular screening identified potential participants who were followed until
treatment ended. An oncology certified nurse developed the JourneyForward™ SCP, which …

Adequate period of surveillance in each stage for curatively resected gastric cancer: analyzing the time and rates of recurrence

A Yago, S Haruta, M Ueno, Y Hamada, Y Ogawa… - Gastric Cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Surveillance after curative surgery for gastric cancer is conventionally
performed for 5 years. However, the appropriate follow-up period remains controversial …

The role of microvessel density, lymph node metastasis, and tumor size as prognostic factors of distant metastasis in colorectal cancer

T Cho, E Shiozawa, F Urushibara… - Oncology …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and metastasis. CD105 is reportedly a specific
marker for tumor angiogenesis. It has been demonstrated that monoclonal antibodies to …