Objective To explore patients' preferences for follow‐up in primary care vs. secondary care.
Methods A cross‐sectional design was employed, involving semi‐structured interviews with …

AIM: The present study explored (a) the discharge of breast cancer patients to primary care
by specialists, at the end of hospital follow-up and (b) the experiences and views of general …

Background. Hospitals have traditionally been the place where the follow-up of breast
cancer patients occurs in Spain. Objective. To describe the evolution of long-term survivors …

Clinical guidelines for the follow-up after breast cancer recommend frequent outpatient clinic
visits to be examined for a possible recurrence or a second primary breast tumour, and to …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine how age influences the degree to
which patients with breast cancer feel comfortable with standard follow-up and to assess …

BACKGROUND: Routine follow-up of breast cancer patients in specialist clinics is standard
practice in most countries. Follow-up involves regularly scheduled breast cancer check-ups …

Aims: To identify the elements of a follow-up protocol for treated breast cancer patients in
primary care with reference to key stakeholders in one region of the UK. Methods: Stage 1: a …

Background The rising incidence of cancer and increasing number of cancer survivors place
competing demands on specialist oncology clinics. This has led to a need to consider …

Background Cancer follow-up has traditionally been undertaken in secondary care, but
there are increasing calls to deliver it in primary care. Aim To compare the effectiveness and …

Follow-up after curative treatment for breast cancer consists of frequent outpatient clinic
visits, scheduled at regular intervals. Its aim is primarily to detect local disease recurrence, or …