AHNS Series--Do you know your guidelines? Guideline recommended follow-up and surveillance of head and neck cancer survivors. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • In this first article of the "Do You Know Your Guidelines" series, we review National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommendations and underlying evidence for the follow-up and surveillance of head and neck cancer survivors. The goals of follow-up and surveillance care are (1) to maximize long-term oncologic outcomes of therapy with appropriate evaluation for recurrence, (2) to maximize functional and quality of life outcomes, and (3) minimizing unnecessary and harmful low-value care. Finding the right balance of testing and surveillance is a challenge for providers and patients. Herein, we review all NCCN recommendations for head and neck cancer survivors. We pay particular attention to an area of controversy: the use of ongoing surveillance imaging, in particular, PET/CT scans.

publication date

  • February 1, 2016

Research

keywords

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Population Surveillance
  • Survivors

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84955437936

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/hed.24100

PubMed ID

  • 25916656

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 38

issue

  • 2