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. 2001 Aug 4;323(7307):271–274. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7307.271

Table.

Possible levels of follow up more than five years from completion of treatment

Level Treatment Method of follow up Frequency Examples of tumours
1 Surgery alone Post or telephone 1-2 years Wilms' tumour stage I or II
Low risk chemotherapy Langerhans cell histiocytosis (single system disease)
Germ cell tumours (surgery only)
2 Chemotherapy Led by nurse or primary care doctor 1-2 years Most patients (eg acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in first remission)
Low dose cranial irradiation (<24 Gy)
3 Radiotherapy, except low dose cranial irradiation Medically supervised late effects clinic Annual Brain tumours
After bone marrow transplant
Megatherapy Patients with stage IV tumours (any tumour type)