Early stage bowel cancer - follow up and survivorship.

摘要: Background: Colorectal cancer is the most common internal malignancy affecting both men and women in Australia. Objective: This review discusses screening, follow up, long them physical effects of treatment, need for survivorship care plans those with colorectal cancer. Discussion: Following primary patient up includes screening recurrence second primaries, management term treatment effects, advice about health promotional strategies, monitoring appropriate referral psychosocial issues. Optimal likely to include considerable general practitioner involvement ongoing support from oncology specialist teams. Survivorship can be guided by a tailored plan.