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- Title
Fear of cancer recurrence: a systematic literature review of self-report measures.
- Authors
Thewes, Belinda; Butow, Phillis; Zachariae, Robert; Christensen, Soren; Simard, Sébastien; Gotay, Carolyn
- Abstract
Prior research has shown that many cancer survivors experience ongoing fears of cancer recurrence (FCR) and that this chronic uncertainty of health status during and after cancer treatment can be a significant psychological burden. The field of research on FCR is an emerging area of investigation in the cancer survivorship literature, and several standardised instruments for its assessment have been developed.
- Publication
Psycho-oncology, 2012, Vol 21, Issue 6, p571
- ISSN
1099-1611
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/pon.2070