Abstract: Objective To analyze the follow-up data of malignant tumor cases of a cancer hospital in Guangxi from 2011 to 2020 and to determine the follow-up status, providing reference for further improving the follow-up of cancer patients. Methods The follow-up data of 15 types of malignant tumors registered in the hospital from 2011 to 2020 were collected. The follow-up information was statistically analyzed by Excel 2013, to calculate the follow-up response rate, lost follow-up rate and effective follow-up rate . Results A total of 62, 527 patients with 15 types of malignant tumors were registered from 2011 to 2020, and 61, 333 patients were followed up. The average follow-up response rate was 95.25%, the average lost follow-up rate was 28.21%, and the average effective follow-up rate was 67.04%; among them, the effective follow-up rate of breast cancer patients was the highest, with an average of 89.97%. The average effective follow-up rate of 15 types of malignant tumors increased year by year from 2011 to 2020, and the average effective follow-up rate of each cancer from 2016 to 2020 was significantly higher than that from 2011 to 2015 (85.44% vs 48.64%). From 2011 to 2020, telephone follow-up and outpatient follow-up for 15 types of malignant tumors accounted for 36.35% and 63.65%, respectively, of the total follow-up. Among them, outpatient follow-up of prostate cancer, breast cancer, uterine body cancer, ovarian cancer and cervical cancer  accounted for 78.69%, 78.61%, 68.19%, 65.57% and 62.20%, respectively. Conclusions In recent 10 years, the effective follow-up rate of malignant tumors in this hospital has been continuously increasing, but the quality of follow-up still needs to be further improved. Establishing effective clinical follow-up mode is the key to improve the quality of follow-up and reduce the lost follow-up rate.

Key words: Malignant tumor, Follow-up, Effective follow-up rate