Intensive or not surveillance of patients with colorectal cancer after curative resection

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1427-1429

  Rosati, Gerardo ^a  

^a SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Follow up; Meta analysis; Recurrence; Salvage surgery

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ANAMNESIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77950827694     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1427     Document Type: Editorial

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