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Table 1 Prostate cancer surveillance guideline [10, 42]

From: Design of the PROstate cancer follow-up care in Secondary and Primary hEalth Care study (PROSPEC): a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of primary care-based follow-up of localized prostate cancer survivors

Surveillance

Year 1

Year 2–3

Year 4–10

Office visits

3, 6, and 12 months

Every 6 months

Annually

PSA monitoring

3, 6, and 12 months

Every 6 months

Annually

Physical examination

Only if indicated

Only if indicated

Only if indicated