Open AccessRole of surveillance screening in detecting tumor recurrences after treatment of childhood cancers
Author(s) -
Pelin Teke Kısa,
Suna Emir
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
türk pediatri arşivi : i̇stanbul çocuk kliniği dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1306-0015
DOI - 10.14744/turkpediatriars.2020.38243
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , cancer , surgery , survival rate
As the survival rates in children with cancer reach up to 80%, this improvement in survival increases the number of patients under follow-up. After cancer treatment is completed, patients are taken to follow-up surveillance to ensure the early detection of recurrence and the late effects of treatments. The frequency and necessity of surveillance screening tests are controversial. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of surveillance screening in the detection of recurrence.