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2349988

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
In order to evaluate the effectiveness of follow-up in detecting potentially curable recurrences after radical surgery for colorectal cancer, we compared the results in 368 patients undergoing regular follow-up with those in 139 patients outside the follow-up program. The cancer-related 5-year survival rate was 72% in the follow-up group and 62% in the non-follow-up group (difference not significant). Cancer recurrences were more common in the follow-up group than in the group that was not followed (32% versus 21%; p less than 0.02). Curative reoperations were performed in 21% and 7%, respectively (p less than 0.01) of patients with recurrent cancer in these two groups. The cancer-related 5-year survival rate after curative reoperations was 47%. Despite these differences, only the initial Dukes' classification had an independent influence on the survival rate. It is concluded that regular follow-up detects more recurrent cancers, enabling radical reoperations significantly more often than when there is no follow-up. The outcome after curative reoperations is encouraging. These aspects favor regular follow-up of patients with colorectal carcinoma after curative operations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9610
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
593-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Follow-up of patients operated on for colorectal carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study