Anxiety and fear of recurrence despite a good prognosis: an interview study with differentiated thyroid cancer patients

C Hedman, P Strang, T Djärv, I Widberg, CI Lundgren - Thyroid, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: Despite a good prognosis, fear of recurrence is prevalent, even several years
after a diagnosis of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). For this reason, the aim of this study …

Cancer-related worry in Canadian thyroid cancer survivors

L Bresner, R Banach, G Rodin… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Context: Little is known about cancer-related worry in thyroid cancer survivors. Objectives:
We quantified cancer-related worry in Canadian thyroid cancer survivors and explored …

Worry in thyroid cancer survivors with a favorable prognosis

M Papaleontiou, D Reyes-Gastelum, BL Gay, KC Ward… - Thyroid, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: Little is known about cancer-related worry in thyroid cancer survivors with
favorable prognosis. Methods: A diverse cohort of patients diagnosed with differentiated …

Predictors of anxiety and depression in differentiated thyroid cancer survivors: results of a cross-sectional study

B Noto, I Asmus, M Schäfers, D Görlich, B Riemann - Thyroid, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: Despite an excellent survival rate, impairments are recognized in the quality of
life and emotional well-being of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) survivors. Predictors for …

Perception of treatment burden, psychological distress, and fatigue in thyroid cancer patients and their partners–effects of gender, role, and time since diagnosis

N Drabe, H Steinert, H Moergeli, S Weidt… - Psycho …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of this study was to examine diagnosis and treatment burden as well as
psychological distress (anxiety and depression) and fatigue in thyroid cancer patients and …

Physician management of thyroid cancer patients' worry

M Papaleontiou, B Zebrack, D Reyes-Gastelum… - Journal of Cancer …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand physician management of thyroid cancer-
related worry. Methods Endocrinologists, general surgeons, and otolaryngologists identified …

Fear of recurrence and view of life affect health-related quality of life in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a prospective Swedish population-based study

C Hedman, T Djärv, P Strang, CI Lundgren - Thyroid, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has a good prognosis but a remaining risk
of recurrence and need for lifelong follow-up. The aim was to study changes in health …

Patients' reaction to diagnosis with thyroid cancer or an indeterminate thyroid nodule

SC Pitt, MC Saucke, EM Wendt, DF Schneider, J Orne… - Thyroid, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Little is known about the experiences and concerns of patients recently
diagnosed with thyroid cancer or an indeterminate thyroid nodule. This study sought to …

Distress, anxiety, depression and unmet needs in thyroid cancer survivors: a longitudinal study

M Dionisi-Vici, M Fantoni, R Botto, A Nervo, F Felicetti… - Endocrine, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Despite a good prognosis, thyroid cancer (TC) survivors often report psychological
distress and decreased quality of life. This longitudinal study aims to evaluate TC survivors' …

Psychological distress and illness perceptions in thyroid cancer survivors: does age matter?

O Husson, H Poort, UM Sansom-Daly… - Journal of adolescent …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: To examine the role of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients' age in illness
perceptions and psychological distress, and the potential moderating role of age in the …