Increased follow-up does not benefit colorectal cancer patients

(Aarhus University) Logically, it would seem that more follow-up testing of cancer patients must be better than less - but this is not the case for patients who undergo surgery for colorectal cancer. This is an important conclusion from a study published in JAMA, where 2,509 patients with colorectal cancer were offered two and five follow-up tests in the form of CT scans combined with a blood test spread over the first three years after the operation.