Open AccessProlonged follow-up of colorectal cancer patients after 5 years: to follow or not to follow, that is the question (and how)!
Author(s) -
Raul Caso,
Anne Fabrizio,
Michael Sosin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-5847
pISSN - 2305-5839
DOI - 10.21037/atm.2019.11.40
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer , standard of care , resection , oncology , general surgery , surgery
It is estimated that in 2018 there were 1.8 million patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) worldwide resulting in 862,000 deaths, which is an increase from 2012 by 33% and 24%, respectively (1). Surgical resection remains the standard of care for resectable, non-metastatic, CRC.
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