Surveillance Patterns After Curative-Intent Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Ontario

Jensen Tan; Jennifer Muir; Natalie Coburn; Simron Singh; David Hodgson; Refik Saskin; Alex Kiss; Lawrence Paszat; Abraham El-Sedfy; Eva Grunfeld; Craig Earle; Calvin Law

doi:10.1155/2014/870968

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2014)

Surveillance Patterns After Curative-Intent Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Ontario

Jensen Tan,
Jennifer Muir,
Natalie Coburn,
Simron Singh,
David Hodgson,
Refik Saskin,
Alex Kiss,
Lawrence Paszat,
Abraham El-Sedfy,
Eva Grunfeld,
Craig Earle,
Calvin Law

Affiliations

Jensen Tan: Department of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jennifer Muir: Department of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Natalie Coburn: Department of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Simron Singh: Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
David Hodgson: Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Refik Saskin: Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alex Kiss: Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lawrence Paszat: Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Abraham El-Sedfy: Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eva Grunfeld: Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Craig Earle: Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Calvin Law: Department of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/870968
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 8
pp. 427 – 433

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Postoperative surveillance following curative-intent resection of colorectal cancer (CRC) is variably performed due to existing guideline differences and to the limited data supporting different strategies.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ISSN: 2291-2789 (Print); 2291-2797 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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