Management by the family physician of patients following cancer surgery
Martz, G.
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique 46(7): 468-471
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5930 PMID: 2799733 Document Number: 341375
There exist schemas and detailed programs for the follow-up of cancer patients after surgery. Since many of these guidelines in the literature are contradictory and often not up to date, a few rules are given for the benefit of the family doctor responsible for those patients. Over-diagnosis should be avoided since--for some categories of patients--this can lead to unnecessary anxiety without improving the prognosis.