title: [Which follow-up program after radiotherapy?].
abstract: Patients' follow-up after treatment represents a growing part of the radiation oncologist activity. Treatment effectiveness and morbidity are essential criteria to evaluate the quality of a clinical practice. Morbidity and mortality reviews and feedback experience meetings have been made mandatory. Post-treatment follow-up has to be explicitly and formally organized. In the present article, we review the existing recommendations and consider several examples regarding frequently encountered cancers.
authors.affiliation: Département universitaire de radiothérapie, université Lille II, CLCC Oscar-Lambret, 3, rue Frédéric-Combemale, BP 307, 59020 Lille cedex, France. s-dewas@o-lambret.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dewas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lartigau
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects