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No studies found 1,686 · 20.9%GRADE not reported 675 · 8.4%Very low 1,953 · 24.2%Low 2,048 · 25.4%Moderate 1,296 · 16.1%High 407 · 5%

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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

Bethanechol vs Artificial saliva

Salivary flow rate (unstimulated) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Bethanechol led to higher salivary flow rate (unstimulated, ml/min) compared with artificial saliva; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese medicine vs no treatment/placebo

Salivary flow rate (stimulated) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Chinese medicine led to higher salivary flow rate (stimulated) compared with no treatment/placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Amifostine vs no treatment/placebo

Salivary flow rate (unstimulated) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

It is very uncertain whether amifostine changes salivary flow rate (mg/5 min, unstimulated) compared with no treatment/placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review