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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the authors' clinical recommendations.

A 63-year-old man underwent complete resection of a T3N0M0, stage II adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon. No adjuvant therapy is planned. There is no family history of colorectal cancer. How should he be followed?

The Clinical Problem

Colorectal adenocarcinoma is the second leading cause of death due to cancer in the United States, accounting for more than 50,000 deaths annually.¹ Surgery is the cornerstone of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Strategies and Evidence

Areas of Uncertainty

Specific Surveillance Tests

Other Uncertainties

Guidelines

Conclusions and Recommendations

Source Information

From the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York (D.G.P.); the Division of Hematology–Oncology and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago (A.B.B.); and the Cancer Policy and Clinical Affairs Department, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, Va. (M.R.S.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Pfister at Memorial Hospital, Box 188, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021, or at pfisterd@mskcc.org.

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