The association between post-treatment surveillance testing and survival in stage II and III colon cancer patients: An observational comparative effectiveness study.
Robert B HinesMd Jibanul Haque JibanAdrian V SpecognaPriya VishnubhotlaEunkyung LeeShunpu ZhangPublished in: BMC cancer (2019)
More surveillance testing did not improve 5-year cancer-specific survival compared to less testing and there was no difference between the groups in overall survival. The results of this study support a risk-stratified, shared decision-making surveillance strategy to optimize clinical and patient-centered outcomes for colon cancer patients in the survivorship phase of care.
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