Is routine follow-up after endometrial cancer justified?
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چکیده
À NOTRE ÉPOQUE DE LA MÉDECINE FONDÉE SUR LES DONNÉES PROBANTES, même les interventions médicales et les protocoles les plus acceptés sont réévalués sur le plan scientifique. Dans ce numéro (page 879), le Dr Olu O. Agboola et ses collègues examinent l’effet qu’a sur le taux de survie le suivi de routine des patientes traitées pour un cancer de l’endomètre. Ils concluent que le protocole standard constitué de visites cliniques répétitives, de radiographies pulmonaires et de tests de Papanicolaou ne présente aucun avantage pour la survie et n’est pas efficace sur le plan des coûts. Néanmoins, il est peut-être prématuré de laisser tomber le suivi de routine dans de tels cas. Des études contrôlées randomisées de grande envergure s’imposent si l’on veut régler la question. Par ailleurs, si ces études ne sont pas possibles sur le plan éthique, il faut effectuer à des études non-randomisées qui tiennent compte de données relatives à des protocoles différents et tirées d’importants échantillons de patientes.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 157 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997