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Oncological Surveillance

Meaning

Oncological Surveillance is the systematic and proactive clinical monitoring of individuals, especially those with a high risk or a history of hormone-sensitive cancers, to detect the recurrence or initial development of malignancies at their earliest, most curable stages. This clinical practice necessitates a personalized schedule of physical examinations, specific laboratory tumor markers, and appropriate imaging studies. For patients receiving long-term hormone replacement therapy, rigorous surveillance is a critical component of safe, risk-mitigated clinical management.