Psychometric Properties of the Japanese Version of the Concerns About Recurrence Scale (CARS-J).

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that Japanese version of the concerns about recurrence scale is a reliable and valid clinical research tool to evaluate the fear of recurrence among patients with breast cancer in Japan, although there may be cross-cultural differences regarding factor structures between Western and Japanese breast cancer patients.
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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - April 7, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Momino K, Akechi T, Yamashita T, Fujita T, Hayahi H, Tsunoda N, Miyashita M, Iwata H Tags: Jpn J Clin Oncol Source Type: research