Wednesday 3 July 2019

Breast cancer follow-up after a primary diagnosis: A confused picture



The Breast: August 2019 Volume 46, Pages 97–100

by Susanne Cruickshank, Matthew Barber 

The follow-up care of people diagnosed with early breast cancer varies across the world. In the UK, services have evolved in an ad hoc way, with no standardized approach nationally. Some people are seen face to face at regular intervals, others are discharged at two years, while others are followed up over the telephone. This is creating confusion for patients as to what is best practice. The lack of evidence to support intensive surveillance is frequently cited as the main reason to reduce or indeed review the benefits of face to face clinical consultations in the hospital/community setting.