Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy surveillance in testicular cancer survivors treated with platinum-based chemotherapy: study protocol of a prospective cross-sectional cohort study

Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy surveillance in testicular cancer survivors treated with platinum-based chemotherapy: study protocol of a prospective cross-sectional cohort study

Abstract Background Testicular cancer (TC) survivors have an increased risk of various second primary malignancies. A recent cohort study detected an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in TC survivors treated with platinum-based chemotherapy with a hazard ratio of 3.9. CRC risk increased with...

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Main Authors: Berbel L. M. Ykema, Tanya M. Bisseling, Manon C. W. Spaander, Leon M. G. Moons, Dorien van der Biessen-van Beek, Lisette Saveur, Martijn Kerst, Sasja F. Mulder, Ronald de Wit, Danielle Zweers, Gerrit A. Meijer, Jos H. Beijnen, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Flora E. van Leeuwen, Petur Snaebjornsson, Monique E. van Leerdam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal neoplasia
Colonoscopy
Surveillance
Testicular cancer
Platinum-based chemotherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01639-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01639-2

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