BACKGROUND. Emotional distress and psychiatric disorders are common among patients
with advanced cancer. Oncologists play an important role in screening for these conditions …

Anxiety is a dynamic response to perceived threat that is common among patients with
cancer and fluctuates at critical points in the disease trajectory. A substantial minority of …

Importance Health anxiety is a common and often chronic mental health problem associated
with distress, substantial costs, and frequent attendance throughout the health care system …

Introduction Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is the most frequently cited unmet need among
cancer survivors. Theoretical models of FCR suggest that patients with elevated levels of …

Objective Too few cancer patients and survivors receive evidence‐based interventions for
mental health symptoms. This review examines the potential for Internet interventions to help …

BACKGROUND Previous work suggests that exploration and validation of patients' concerns
is associated with greater patient trust, lower health care costs, improved counseling, and …

Background: COVID-19 represents a threat both for the physical and psychological health of
oncological patients experiencing heightened distress levels to which the fear of the virus is …

BACKGROUND: The authors explored associations between anxiety disorders and
advanced cancer patients' physical performance status, physician‐patient relationships, end …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether fear of cancer recurrence
(FCR) is associated with greater health care utilization (HCU) in early-stage breast cancer …

Patients with advanced cancer often experience debilitating anxiety symptoms that interfere
with quality of life and relate to worse medical outcomes. Although cognitive behavioral …