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Colon Cancer Followup Sheet


Description

This one-page flow sheet assists providers in scheduling followup care for patients with colon cancer. It enables providers to record the following information:
  • Date of diagnosis
  • Dates and values of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) testing
  • Target dates for counseling visits, computed tomography (CT) scans, and colonoscopy
An interactive (Microsoft® Excel) version is also available.
Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://jop.ascopubs.org/content/1/4/179.full.pdf+html
An interactive version of this tool is available at: http://www.asco.org/asco/downloads/Colon_Cancer_Tool_11-1-05.xls

Developer

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Funding Sources

American Society of Clinical Oncology


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Guideline-Related; Quality improvement strategies


Links to National Guideline Clearinghouse or National Quality Measures Clearinghouse:

This tool is derived from the following guideline in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC): ASCO 2006 update of recommendations for the use of tumor markers in gastrointestinal cancer:
http://www.guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=10014

History

  • Release Date: 01/2005
  • Original Summary: 05/2006
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QualityTool Classification

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Last updated: December 29, 2010.