Surveillance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008418",
  "term": "Surveillance",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "In medicine, closely watching a patient’s condition but not treating it unless there are changes in test results. Surveillance is also used to find early signs that a disease has come back. It may also be used for a person who has an increased risk of a disease, such as cancer. During surveillance, certain exams and tests are done on a regular schedule. In public health, surveillance may also refer to the ongoing collection of information about a disease, such as cancer, in a certain group of people. The information collected may include where the disease occurs in a population and whether it affects people of a certain gender, age, or ethnic group.",
    "In medicine, the ongoing evaluation of an individual who has an increased risk of developing a disease or who has a disease that appears to be clinically stable or not progressing. Surveillance is also used to find early signs that a disease has come back. In public health, surveillance may also refer to the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of information about the incidence, prevalence, morbidity, survival, and mortality related to a disease or health-related event in a certain group of people."
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/surveillance/"
}