Routine imaging studies for the posttreatment surveillance of breast and colorectal carcinoma.

摘要: Current recommendations on follow-up procedures for patients who have been treated cancer include imaging studies and other laboratory tests at relatively frequent intervals. At least two questions should be asked to evaluate the benefits of this practice patients: Do routine surveillance detect recurrences "earlier" in asymptomatic patients? Does earlier treatment these reduce morbidity or prolong survival? The practical import with recurrence breast colon is discussed. Reported autopsy data, findings elective reoperation, clinical data examined ascertain justification periodic but patient. It concluded that detection a local metastatic disease through patient rarely alters outcome. A notable except...