Does fear of cancer recurrence differ between cancer types? A study from the population-based PROFILES registry.

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Abstract

Knowledge of factors associated with fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) may inform intervention development and improve patient care. The aims were (1) to compare FCR severity between cancer types and (2) to identify associations between FCR, demographics, medical characteristics, information provision and health-related quality of life.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Psychooncology

Title: Psycho-oncology

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1099-1611

ISSN (Print): 1057-9249

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2016

Volume: 25

Issue: 7

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[1 ] Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

[2 ] Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center Netherlands, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

[3 ] Centre of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases (CoRPS), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.

[4 ] Expert Centre Chronic Fatigue, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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DOI: 10.1002/pon.4002

PubMed ID: 26464337

SO-VID: 05c5ee99-ba8f-4a67-adf6-9061edaab810

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