Patterns in detection of recurrence among patients treated for breast cancer.
Lena SaltbækTrine Allerslev HorsboelBirgitte Vrou OffersenMichael AnderssonAnne Sofie FribergSigne Korsgaard SkriverPernille Envold BidstrupJens OvergaardChristoffer JohansenSusanne Oksbjerg DaltonPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2020)
One-fifth of BC recurrences among patients attending outpatient follow-up were detected at scheduled outpatient visits. Very few of these were asymptomatic. Whether there will be a delay in detection of the symptomatic recurrences when the number of visits is reduced is unknown.