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Recommendations on follow-up of breast cancer patients following primary therapy

โœ Scribed by Janardan D. Khandekar

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
569 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
8756-0437

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โœฆ Synopsis

Follow-up of breast cancer patients who have completed their primary therapy has not been standardized. The literature is reviewed and it is proposed that "minimal" follow-up with history and physical examination is the most appropriate procedure. Data show that more expensive imaging studies be carried out only in patients who are symptomatic from their disease, otherwise such an intensive follow-up schedule is not cost effective.

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