Donnelly, Peter K., Hiller, Louise and Dunn, Janet A. (2008) Follow-up after breast cancer : national randomised controlled trial is needed. British Medical Journal, Vol.336 (No.7642). pp. 461-462. ISSN 0959-8146

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Abstract

Dixon and Montgomery recommend that breast cancer follow-up be evidence based, flexible, and tailored to patients’ needs. 1 Unfortunately neither their proposal to provide only annual clinical review for two years nor the 2002 guideline from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, which recommends hospital based follow-up for no longer than three years for asymptomatic patients, is evidence based. A recent Cochrane review showed a wide range of recommendations for follow-up practice and identified the urgent need for a large randomised controlled trial …

Item Type:	Journal Item
Subjects:	R Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Breast -- Cancer -- Patients -- Long-term care, Breast -- Cancer -- Research, Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment
Journal or Publication Title:	British Medical Journal
Publisher:	B M J Publishing Group
ISSN:	0959-8146
Official Date:	1 March 2008
Volume:	Vol.336
Number:	No.7642
Number of Pages:	2
Page Range:	pp. 461-462
Identification Number:	10.1136/bmj.39500.469664.1F
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Version or Related Resource:	Response to: Dixon, M.J. and Montgomery, D. (2008). Follow-up after breast cancer. British Medical Journal, 336, pp. 107-8.
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/30434

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