ReviewCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2016
Follow-up after treatment for breast cancer: Practical guide to survivorship care for family physicians.
Review in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of personalised surveillance and aftercare in breast cancer follow-up: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Breast Cancer Survivorship Tool: Facilitating breast cancer survivorship care for family physicians and patients.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2020Pooled it
- Survivorship care models for breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Pooled it
- Using co-design to develop actionable strategies to identify and follow-up on breast cancer survivors in primary care.BMC health services research · 2026Trial
- A Randomized Trial Evaluating Personalized Versus Guideline-Based Well Follow-Up Strategies for Patients with Early Breast Cancer: Feasibility Outcomes.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Trial
- A pilot investigation of the impact of acute mental and physical fatigue exposure on inflammatory cytokines and state fatigue level in breast cancer survivors.BMC women's health · 2025Trial
- Documenting patients' and providers' preferences when proposing a randomized controlled trial: a qualitative exploration.BMC medical research methodology · 2022Trial
- Breast cancer recurrence: socioeconomic position and general practice involvement - a nationwide cohort study in Denmark.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Breast cancer survivorship in South Africa: A holistic primary care approach.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2026Article
- From exclusion to inclusion: Analysis of patterns of follow-up in breast cancer.International journal of surgery protocols · 2025Article
- Evolving strategies for the routine follow-up of patients with early breast cancer and the impact of COVID-19: a survey of healthcare providers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Surveillance for Distant Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients Who Underwent Contemporary Management: A Report from the Korean Breast Cancer Society Survivor Research Group.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- French national survey on breast cancer care: caregiver and patient views.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2024Article
- The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on follow-up of patients with early breast cancer: A patient survey.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Article
- Towards Agility in Breast Cancer Treatment Principles as Adopted from Agile Software Engineering.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- How can counselling by family physicians on nutrition and physical activity be improved: trends from a survey in Germany.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Axillary Lymphadenopathy Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination: Updates and Recommendations.Journal of radiology nursing · 2022Review
- Association of Serum Levels of Plasticizers Compounds, Phthalates and Bisphenols, in Patients and Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Real Connection?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Adherence of long-term breast cancer survivors to follow-up care guidelines: a study based on real-world data from the SURBCAN cohort.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2022Article
- Adverse health effects after breast cancer up to 14 years after diagnosis.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveTo offer FPs a summary of evidence-based recommendations to guide their follow-up survivorship care of women treated for breast cancer. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE: A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE from 2000 to 2016 using the search words breast cancer, survivorship, follow-up care, aftercare, guidelines, and survivorship care plans, with a focus on review of recent guidelines published by national cancer organizations. Evidence ranges from level I to level III. MAIN MESSAGE: Survivorship care involves 4 main tasks: surveillance and screening, management of long-term effects, health promotion, and care coordination. Surveillance for recurrence involves only annual mammography, and screening for other cancers should be done according to population guidelines. Management of the long-term effects of cancer and its treatment addresses common issues of pain, fatigue, lymphedema, distress, and medication side effects, as well as longer-term concerns for cardiac and bone health. Health promotion emphasizes the benefits of active lifestyle change in cancer survivors, with an emphasis on physical activity. Survivorship care is enhanced by the involvement of various health professionals and services, and FPs play an important role in care coordination.
conclusionFamily physicians are increasingly the main providers of follow-up care after breast cancer treatment. Breast cancer should be viewed as a chronic medical condition even in women who remain disease free, and patients benefit from the approach afforded other chronic conditions in primary care.
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