[Para-clinical tests and follow-up of breast cancer: how do Quebec oncologists use them?]. / Examens para-cliniques et suivi du cancer du sein: quel usage les oncologues du Québec en font-ils?
Union Med Can
; 123(3): 163-5, 168-71, 1994 Mar.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8184512
ABSTRACT
To assess the use of complementary tests by oncologists during staging and follow-up of breast cancer patients, a study was performed comparing actual procedures with current literature recommendations. A survey concerning the use of biochemical, radiological and radionuclide tests was presented to a sample of 58 radiation oncologists and medical oncologists involved in the treatment of breast cancer patients, with a 71% response rate. During the post-treatment surveillance, respectively 3%, 24%, 37%, 76% and 96% of the physicians scheduled liver scans, liver ultrasounds, bone scans, chest roentgenograms or mammograms on a regular basis. The frequency of use of various procedures are reported with a reference to the cost-benefit ratio, a matter of current interest. Although most oncologists limit their use of diagnostic tests, some still rely on extensive work-up to detect early recurrences or metastases, an approach that remains controversial in today's literature.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Padrões de Prática Médica
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Assistência ao Convalescente
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Oncologia
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article