Background Patients with chronic diseases commonly report fears of illness or symptoms
recurring or worsening. These fears have been addressed from an illness-specific …

Breast cancer survivors may experience long-term treatment complications, must live with
the risk of cancer recurrence, and often experience psychosocial complications that require …

Background Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is more intense in younger women. Because
FCR is a powerful determinant of quality of life, identifying those at risk for persistently …

Background. Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) or cancer progression is one of the most
frequent distressing psychological symptoms in cancer patients. In contrast to anxiety …

Optimism and mastery are two cognitive traits that involve positive expectations for the future
and that have been demonstrated to be important predictors of reduced anxiety as well as …

Purpose Few studies have explored coping strategies used by cancer survivors to deal with
fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), and little research has been conducted on the specific …

Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer are an understudied group. Much of what
is known about long‐term outcomes after AYA cancer has been derived from cohorts of …

Background: Women with breast cancer experience problems in multiple aspects of their
lives, but applying effective strategies can result in enhancing their quality of life and their …

Purpose Although fear of recurrence (FCR) is common among cancer survivors, it remains
unclear what factors predict initial levels (eg, prior to surgery) or changes in FCR in the post …

Despite the leaps and bounds in achieving success in the management and treatment of
breast cancers through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, breast cancer remains the …