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1,782 questions · 1,852 findings · 128 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

No studies found 557 · 30.1%GRADE not reported 53 · 2.9%Very low 446 · 24.1%Low 476 · 25.7%Moderate 255 · 13.8%High 65 · 3.5%

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