This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Intensive versus clinical follow up after treatment of primary breast cancer: ten year update of a randomized trial. JAMA 1999; 281: 1586.

Published: 1st January 1999

Authors: Palli D, Russo A, Saieva C, Ciatto S, Roselli Del Turco M, Distante V et al. et al.

Conclusion

The original study included 1243 patients. Ten year survival was similar after clinical (31.5 per cent) and intensive (34.8 per cent) follow-up

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