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- Title
Do follow-up tests actually help detect recurrent disease?
- Authors
Nelson, Nancy J.; Nelson, N J
- Abstract
Reports on the inadequacy of follow-up tests in detecting recurrent diseases. Lawsuits filed by patients against physicians for failure to detect metastatic diseases; Randomized trials that prove the follow-up measures' inadequacy; False patients' assumption that follow-up tests improve outcome; Recommendations for minimal follow-up exams with increased self-examination; Issue regarding tamoxifen medication.
- Subjects
DISEASE relapse; MEDICAL screening; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2000, Vol 92, Issue 22, p1798
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/92.22.1798