Results of a Quantitative Survey to Explore Both Perceptions of the Purposes of Follow-up and Preferences for Methods of Follow-up Delivery Among Service Users, Primary Care Practitioners and Specialist Clinicians after Cancer Treatment

There was a reasonable level of consensus between service users, primary care practitioners and specialist clinicians as to the reasons for follow-up. Service users seemed to have higher expectations of follow-up, particularly in relation to detecting recurrences early. As respondents were more likely to prefer a method of follow-up delivery that they had experienced than one they had not; there could be resistance to change from established methods to new methods without adequate explanation. This suggests that the communication of new methods could be critical to their successful introduction.