Does the NCI have guidelines for follow-up care?
No, NCI does not have such guidelines. However, some organizations do have follow-up guidelines for some types of cancer. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a nonprofit organization that represents more than 27,000 cancer professionals worldwide, has published information summaries for patients based on the ASCO Clinical Practice Guidelines for health care providers. The patient summaries provide information on a variety of cancer topics, including follow-up care for breast and colorectal cancer. These guidelines, called What to Know: ASCO’s Guidelines, are available on ASCO’s Cancer.Net Web site at http://www.cancer.net/patient/ASCO+Resources/What+to+Know%3A+ASCO%27s+Guidelines on the Internet. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), which is also a nonprofit organization, is an alliance of cancer centers. The NCCN has a consumer Web site called NCCN.com. This Web site includes information about follow-up care for cancer, along with guidance on making formal s
