Evidence-based recommendations on care for breast cancer survivors for primary care providers: a review of evidence-based breast cancer guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review evidence-based (EB) recommendations on survivorship care for primary care providers (PCPs) in EB breast cancer guidelines.

Design and setting

Guidelines were collected via experts and via literature database, guideline database and cancer agency websites searches.

Method

EB guidelines in any language published between 2012 and 2017 were collected. EB recommendations on survivorship care relevant for PCPs were extracted and grouped into three categories (recurrence detection, long-term effects and recurrence prevention). The content of the recommendations was analysed and summarised in the number and type of clinical topics addressed. The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument was used to evaluate the methodological qualit

SUBMITTER: Spronk I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5728293 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature