The burden of fear of cancer recurrence in genitourinary cancers – a prospective study (NCT04535921)

Introduction: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a challenging and often unaddressed concern and predictive factors for high FCR remain unclear. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to assess predictive factors for high FCR in patients undergoing surgery for genitourinary cancer. Materials and methods: Overall, 525 patients were prospectively included. FCR was measured using the validated FCR7-questionnaire prior to surgery and after receipt of the histological result. Family-support, religiousness, quality-of-life-impairment due to FCR and distress were determined. Patient and tumor-related factors were compared with FCR levels using Mann-Whitney-U-Test or Wilcoxon-Test. Multivariate analysis was performed by linear/binary regression. Results: FCR after receipt of the final histology was significantly lower (median 13, range 6-34) than before surgery (median 15, range 6 –36, p
Source: Oncology Research and Treatment - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research