Determining the Appropriateness and Acceptability of a Reduced Postradiotherapy Surveillance Practice in Breast Cancer Patients: Results of a Longitudinal Observational Study

Table 2

Late radiation effects.

Follow-up	Cohort A	n	N	Cohort B	n	N
3 M, temp/perm/no	14/0/43	57	64	30/0/88	118	127
12 M, temp/perm/no	0/7/38	45	64	0/22/77	99	127
24 M, temp/perm/no	0/5/31	36	64
36 M, temp/perm/no	0/4/27	31	64	0/10/66	76	120
48 M, temp/perm/no	0/2/23	25	64
60 M, temp/perm/no	0/1/13	14	62	0/6/33	39	117
In total, temp/perm/no	7/7/43	208	382	8/22/88	332	491

Temp, temporary; perm, permanent; no, no side effects; M, months after completion of radiotherapy; n, attending patients; N, available patients; excluded one patient who has to leave postradiotherapy follow-up within the first three months after completion of radiotherapy.