Scans, tests and the years of checking.
Follow-Up & Surveillance
How follow-up care works, what the scans and blood tests are looking for, how long surveillance lasts, and how to cope with waiting for results.
6 guides in this section
What follow-up care actually involvesWho you see, how often, what they are checking for, and why fewer scans is usually a sign of good care rather than neglect.6 min readScans and tests explainedCT, MRI, PET-CT, ultrasound and the blood tests used in follow-up — what each one shows, what it cannot show, and how to read the words in the report.6 min readScanxiety: coping with scans and waiting for resultsWhy the days around a scan are so hard, and a practical set of things that genuinely help before, during and after the wait.5 min readUnderstanding your pathology and scan reportsGrade, margins, nodes, receptor status, pTNM — what the report actually says, which lines change treatment, and which ones people misread and lose sleep over.5 min readGenetic testing and what it means for your familyThe difference between testing the tumour and testing you, who is offered it, what a result does and does not change, and how relatives get tested.5 min readActive surveillance: being watched instead of treatedLiving with a cancer that is being monitored rather than treated — why it is offered, what the monitoring involves, and how people cope with knowing it is still there.6 min read
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