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. 2020 Nov 12;20(1):1098.
doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-07600-y.

Adherence to post-surgery follow-up assessment and its association with sociodemographic and disease characteristics in patients with breast cancer in Central China

Ran Feng  1 , Jingfeng Jing  1 , Xiaojun Zhang  1 , Ming Li  2 , Jinnan Gao  3
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Adherence to post-surgery follow-up assessment and its association with sociodemographic and disease characteristics in patients with breast cancer in Central China

Ran Feng et al. BMC Cancer. .

Abstract

Background: Follow-up after curative surgery is increasingly recognized as an important component of breast cancer care. Although current guideline regulates the follow-ups, there are no relevant studies on the adherence to it in China. This study investigated the post-surgery follow-up and explored its association with patients, tumor and treatment characteristics.

Methods: A total of 711 patients underwent surgical treatment in Shanxi Bethune Hospital from March 2012 to May 2018 were included in this study. Baseline sociodemographic, tumor, and treatment characteristics were obtained from the hospital electronic medical records. The post-surgery follow-up was reviewed and assessed from the patient's follow-up examination record. Factors associated with the first three-year follow up was evaluated using logistic regression analysis.

Results: The annual follow-up rate after surgery decreased gradually from 67.1% at the 1st year, 60.2% at the 3rd year to 51.9% at the 4th year, and 43.5% at the 5th year. Loss of follow-up during the first 3 years after surgery was significantly associated with older age (> 65 years), lower medical insurance coverage, axillary lymph node dissection, and less intensity of systemic treatment.

Conclusion: A significant downtrend of annual follow-up rate for breast cancer survivors was confirmed in this study. Loss of follow-up within the first 3 years after surgery was associated with both patient's characteristics and treatment. These results will provide evidence to help clinicians to develop tailored patient management after curative surgery.

Keywords: Adherence; Breast cancer; China; Follow-up.

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