Learn about periodic follow-up after radiation therapy
Permanent follow-up is often important in the first two years of curative treatment. It should be every three to four months to perform a clinical examination and request diagnostic procedures such as imaging and blood tests. For some tumors, a clinical examination or endoscopy is more important than others, such as skin and throat cancer. For some, blood tests are the most important, such as prostate cancer, and for others, diagnostic imaging is the basis, such as brain tumors; therefore, each patient is different from the other. After two years of curative treatment, the frequency of visits is changed over the years to once every year for several months or once every year. In some cases, the patient follows up with the family doctor or the hospital near his place of residence.
