Follow-up of patients with colorectal cancer: The evidence is in favour but we are still in need of a protocol

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-128

  Papagrigoriadis, Savvas ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcino embryonic antigen; Colorectal cancer; Cost; Follow up; Health economics; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DUTY TO RECONTACT; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34247148618     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.04.004     Document Type: Review

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