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479 questions · 502 findings · 35 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

No studies found 140 · 27.9%GRADE not reported 24 · 4.8%Very low 139 · 27.7%Low 137 · 27.3%Moderate 51 · 10.2%High 11 · 2.2%

Intervention not reported

Proportion of participants waiting below a recommended time threshold · patients needing elective specialist ambulatory visit or surgery
1 finding from 1 review

Non‐specialist‐led vs specialist‐led follow‐up after primary cancer treatment

Overall survival · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colon, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian, cervical, melanoma and oesophageal

It is very uncertain whether non‐specialist‐led changes overall survival compared with specialist‐led follow‐up after primary cancer treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Less intensive vs more intensive follow‐up after primary cancer treatment

Depression · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colorectal, head‐and‐neck, Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, non‐small cell lung…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐specialist‐led vs specialist‐led follow‐up after primary cancer treatment

Health‐related quality of life, (at 12 months' · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colon, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian, cervical, melanoma and oesophageal

Non‐specialist‐led showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life, (at 12 months' compared with specialist‐led follow‐up after primary cancer treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐specialist‐led vs specialist‐led follow‐up after primary cancer treatment

Anxiety · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colon, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian, cervical, melanoma and oesophageal

Non‐specialist‐led showed no clear difference in anxiety (at 12 months' compared with specialist‐led follow‐up after primary cancer treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐specialist‐led vs specialist‐led follow‐up after primary cancer treatment

Depressive symptoms · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colon, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian, cervical, melanoma and oesophageal

Non‐specialist‐led showed no clear difference in depression (at 12 months) HADS‐Depression subscale (higher scores… compared with specialist‐led follow‐up after primary cancer treatment (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Less intensive vs more intensive follow‐up after primary cancer treatment

Overall survival · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colorectal, head‐and‐neck, Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, non‐small cell lung…

Less intensive showed no clear difference in overall survival compared with more intensive follow‐up after primary cancer treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Less intensive vs more intensive follow‐up after primary cancer treatment

Time to detection of recurrence · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colorectal, head‐and‐neck, Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, non‐small cell lung…

Less intensive probably leads to lower time to detection of recurrence compared with more intensive follow‐up after primary cancer treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review