Is follow-up still mandatory more than 5 years after surgery for colorectal cancer?

ConclusionAfter surgery for a CRC, in patients without tumor recurrence during the first 5  years after surgery, follow-up after 5 years must be continued in rectal cancer patients because of a 10.7% rate of late recurrence. On the opposite, after surgery for colon cancer the 2% rate of late recurrence after 5 years suggested that only patients with pT3–T4 colonic cancer could probab ly be followed more than 5 years after surgery.
Source: Updates in Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research