Fear of cancer recurrence: a theoretical review and its relevance for clinical presentation and management

LE Simonelli, SD Siegel, NM Duffy - Psycho‐oncology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is increasing recognition of the unique physical and psychosocial
concerns of the growing population of cancer survivors. An emerging literature demonstrates …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between cancer patient's fear of recurrence and chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Yang, Y Wen, C Bedi, G Humphris - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The study aim was to provide an overview of the current evidence available on the
link between chemotherapy (CTX) and fear of cancer recurrence (FoR). Methods PubMED …

The relationship between illness representations, risk perception and fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer survivors

LA Freeman‐Gibb, NK Janz, MC Katapodi… - Psycho …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Fear of cancer recurrence, although distinct from distress continues to be under‐
evaluated, captured, or treated when standard distress scales are used to assess concerns …

Hoping to reach a safe haven-Swedish families' lived experience when a family member is diagnosed with breast cancer

A Holst-Hansson, E Idvall, I Bolmsjö… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, it affects all family members.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to elucidate family members lived experience when a …

Increasing access to care for young adults with cancer: Results of a quality-improvement project using a novel telemedicine approach to supportive group …

L Melton, B Brewer, E Kolva, T Joshi… - Palliative & supportive …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Objective: Young adults with cancer experience high levels of psychological distress. Group
interventions for cancer patients have been effective in reducing levels of psychological …

Moderating effects of perceived growth on the association between fear of cancer recurrence and health-related quality of life among adolescent and young adult …

D Cho, CL Park - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
We examined whether (1) fear of cancer recurrence was related to lower health-related
quality of life and (2) perceived growth moderated the link between fear of recurrence and …

A randomized controlled trial provides evidence to support aromatherapy to minimize anxiety in women undergoing breast biopsy

R Trambert, MO Kowalski, B Wu… - … on Evidence‐Based …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Aromatherapy has been used to reduce anxiety in a variety of settings, but
usefulness associated with breast biopsies has not been documented. Aims This study was …

Exploring characteristics, predictors, and consequences of fear of cancer recurrence among Asian‐American breast cancer survivors

KT Ashing, D Cho, L Lai, S Yeung, L Young… - Psycho …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background To address the fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) research gap, we used
prospective data to explore FCR predictors and FCR associations with health‐related quality …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of cancer-related dysfunctional beliefs about sleep for evaluating sleep disturbance in cancer patients

S Chung, S Youn, B Choi - Sleep Medicine Research, 2017 - sleepmedres.org
Dysfunctional beliefs about sleep may be associated with chronic sleep disturbance in
patients afflicted with cancer over the trajectory of their battle with cancer. The objective of …

Survivorship issues in adolescent and young adult oncology

L Overholser, K Kilbourn, A Liu - Medical Clinics, 2017 - medical.theclinics.com
Of the estimated 15.5 million individuals with a history of cancer alive in the United States as
of 2016 estimates, approximately 644,000 are adolescents and young adults (AYAs) living …