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Practice Parameters for the Surveillance and Follow-Up of Patients With Colon and Rectal Cancer

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  1. Prepared by The Standards Practice Task Force, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

    Thomas Anthony M.D., Clifford Simmang M.D., Neil Hyman M.D., Donald Buie M.D., Donald Kim M.D., Peter Cataldo M.D., Charles Orsay M.D., James Church M.D., Daniel Otchy M.D., Jeffery Cohen M.D., W. Brian Perry M.D., Gary Dunn M.D., Janice Rafferty M.D., C. Neal Ellis M.D., Jan Rakinic M.D., Phillip Fleshner M.D., Thomas Stahl M.D., Sharon Gregorcyk M.D., Charles Ternent M.D., John W. Kilkenny III M.D. & Mark Whiteford M.D.

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Table 3 Appendix A. Levels of Evidence
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Table 4 Appendix B. Scale Used for Evidence Grading
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Table 5 Appendix C. Summary Guidelines for Posttreatment Follow-Up of Patients With Colorectal Cancer
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Anthony, T., Simmang, C., Hyman, N. et al. Practice Parameters for the Surveillance and Follow-Up of Patients With Colon and Rectal Cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 47, 807–817 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-0519-x

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