Follow-up
| Follow-up | |
|---|---|
| Term | Follow-up |
| Short definition | track (FAH-loh-up) Monitoring a person's health over time after treatment. This includes monitoring the health of individuals participating in a clinical study or clinical trial for a period of time, both during the study and after the study has ended |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
follow-up - (pronounced) (FAH-loh-up kayr) care of a patient over time after completion of treatment for an illness. Follow-up includes regular medical check-ups, which may include a physical exam, blood tests, and imaging tests. Follow-up screening for health problems that may arise months or years after stopping treatment, including the development of other types of cancer. After positive screening test results, such as B. a positive Pap test result, a follow-up is carried out. For cancer patients, one purpose of follow-up is to check whether the cancer has returned or spread to other parts of the body
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