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Follow-Up After Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2007 · Vol. 50(11) · pp. 1783–1799

Joe J. Tjandra✉(University of Melbourne)Miranda K. Y. Chan(University of Melbourne)

Abstract

Intensive follow-up after curative resection of colorectal cancer improved overall survival and reresection rate for recurrent disease. However, the cancer-related mortality was not improved and the survival benefit was not related to earlier detection and treatment of recurrent disease.

Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Colorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesMedicineColorectal cancerCarcinoembryonic antigenRandomized controlled trialMeta-analysisColonoscopySurgical oncologyColorectal surgeryAsymptomaticInternal medicine

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Carcinoembryonic AntigenColonoscopyContinuity of Patient CareHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality of LifeReoperationColorectal NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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