Clinical Study

Six-Year Experience of a Nurse-Led Colorectal Cancer Follow-Up Clinic

Table 1

Breakdown of the management of 54 patients who were diagnosed with recurrent disease in the nurse led follow-up clinic.

Site of recurrenceTreatment receivedNo of patients

ColonRight Colon resection3
Left Colon resection10
Colon resection + Chemotherapy3
Total16
LungLung resection3
Lung resection + Chemotherapy5
Total8
LiverRight segmental liver resection2
Left segmental liver resection2
Liver resection + chemotherapy8
Total12
Distant metastasisChemotherapy + radiotherapy5
Curative intent radiotherapy alone4
Palliative treatment8
Total17
Pending decision1

Total no of patients received treatment54