Cancer of unknown primary origin primary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

There are no primary preventive measures available for cancer of unknown primary origin.

Primary Prevention

There are no primary preventive measures available for cancer of unknown primary origin.^[1]

There is no evidence that follow-up of asymptomatic patients is needed.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Briasoulis E, Tolis C, Bergh J, Pavlidis N (2005). “ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cancers of unknown primary site (CUP)”. Ann. Oncol. 16 Suppl 1: i75–6. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi804. PMID 15888766.

Overview