ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2014
Do the benefits outweigh the side effects of colorectal cancer surveillance? A systematic review.
Review in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Follow-up strategies for patients treated for non-metastatic colorectal cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Follow-up strategies for patients treated for non-metastatic colorectal cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Follow-Up Adherence After Treatment With Curative Intent for Stage II and III Colorectal Cancer Patients.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- The utility of surveillance CT scans in a cohort of survivors of colorectal cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Article
- Racial and Ethnic Bias in Risk Prediction Models for Colorectal Cancer Recurrence When Race and Ethnicity Are Omitted as Predictors.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Chemotherapy induces feedback up-regulation of CD44v6 in colorectal cancer initiating cells throughFrontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Optimal postoperative surveillance strategies for stage III colorectal cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Article
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- Healthcare utilisation in general practice and hospitals in the year preceding a diagnosis of cancer recurrence or second primary cancer: a population-based register study.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Physical plasma-treated saline promotes an immunogenic phenotype in CT26 colon cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Clinical Pattern of Recurrent Disease during the Follow-Up of Rectal Carcinoma.Digestive surgery · 2018Article
- Tailored Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: Surgical, Molecular, and Genetic Considerations.Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology · 2017Review
- Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Colon Cancer Recurrence: A Multicenter Cohort Study.Annals of family medicine · 2016Article
- Follow-up patterns of cancer survivors: a survey of Canadian radiation oncologists.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2015Article
- Optimal delivery of colorectal cancer follow-up care: improving patient outcomes.Patient related outcome measures · 2015Review
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Abstract
Most patients treated with curative intent for colorectal cancer (CRC) are included in a follow-up program involving periodic evaluations. The survival benefits of a follow-up program are well delineated, and previous meta-analyses have suggested an overall survival improvement of 5%-10% by intensive follow-up. However, in a recent randomized trial, there was no survival benefit when a minimal vs an intensive follow-up program was compared. Less is known about the potential side effects of follow-up. Well-known side effects of preventive programs are those of somatic complications caused by testing, negative psychological consequences of follow-up itself, and the downstream impact of false positive or false negative tests. Accordingly, the potential survival benefits of CRC follow-up must be weighed against these potential negatives. The present review compares the benefits and side effects of CRC follow-up, and we propose future areas for research.
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