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9148472

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
We have studied the efficacy of investigations during follow-up of 430 operable node positive and node negative breast cancer patients. Median follow-up was eight years, and 128 patients had relapsed, 91 with metastatic disease. Eight blood analyses, chest X-ray, limited skeletal X-ray and bone scan examinations were undertaken at regular intervals. Of the patients who had relapsed, 59% had symptoms, 23% were detected by clinical examination and 18% were detected by blood analysis only. X-rays and scintigrams were of little value in proportion to the costs. The combination of three blood analyses was useful. An increase in sedimentation rate (ESR) of more than 10 mm/h, an increase in gamma-glutamyltransferase (GT) of 20 U/l and an increase in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) of 60 U/l or more. By using ESR, gamma-GT, ALP, history and clinical examination, costs could be reduced by 90% while maintaining adequate baseline screening for relapse.
pubmed:language
nor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0029-2001
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1079-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[Check up of breast cancer stages 1 and 2].
pubmed:affiliation
Onkologisk avdeling, Det Norske Radiumhospital, Oslo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract