Purpose: Understanding the factors impacting individuals' emotional distress in the context
of a family history of cancer is key in designing and implementing psychosocial …

Objectives Healthy individuals from hereditary cancer families undergoing genetic testing for
cancer susceptibility (GTC) report more distress when they perceive their social support as …

This study examined the impact of personal and family cancer history on psychological
distress. Regression analyses were conducted on a nationally representative sample of …

Introduction Studies suggest that both affective and cognitive processes are involved in the
perception of vulnerability to cancer and that affect has an early influence in this assessment …

Objectives: Healthy applicants to genetic testing for cancer susceptibility (GTC) report more
distress when they perceive their social support as low and when they tend to suppress their …

Objective Cognitive‐behavioural models suggest that vicarious illness experiences
precipitate health anxiety; however, this assumption is largely untested. This study aimed to …

Objectives The Distress Thermometer (DT) is a validated and widely used screening tool to
identify clinically relevant distress in cancer patients. It is unclear, to which extend …

Objective People who believe that cancer has both genetic and behavioral risk factors have
more accurate mental models of cancer causation and may be more likely to engage in …

Objective: Age differences in reactions to cancer are established but poorly understood. The
purpose of this study was to apply the theoretical model of strength and vulnerability …

Parents of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer experience distress
comparable to other caregiver populations, but remain understudied. This study tested the …