Risk Stratified Follow-Up for Endometrial Cancer: The Clinicians' Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Risk-stratified follow-up for endometrial cancer (EC) is being introduced in many cancer centres; however, there appears to be diversity in the structure and availability of schemes across the UK. This study aimed to investigate clinicians' and clinical specialist nurses' (CNS) experiences of follow-up schemes for EC, including patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU), telephone follow-up (TFU) and clinician-led hospital follow-up (HFU). A mixed-methods study was conducted, consisting of an online questionnaire to CNSs, an audience survey of participants attending a national "Personalising Endometrial Cancer Follow-up" educational meeting, and qualitative semi-structured telephone interviews with clinicians involved in the follow-up of EC. Thematic analysis identified three main themes to descri

SUBMITTER: Amirthanayagam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9955652 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature