Open AccessPostsurgical Surveillance of Colon Cancer
Author(s) -
Roger A. Graham,
Spencer Wang,
Paul J. Catalano,
Daniel G. Haller
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199807000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , carcinoembryonic antigen , colonoscopy , surgery , reimbursement , disease , carcinoma , cancer , health care , economics , economic growth
This study is the first to examine the relative and absolute costs of physician examination, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) assessment, chest x-ray, and colonoscopy in detecting recurrent disease in patients who have undergone surgical resection for primary colon carcinoma.