Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A Model Examination of Physical Symptoms, Emotional Distress, and Health Behavior Change.

CONCLUSION: Fear of cancer recurrence plays a central role in the emotional distress and key health behaviors of survivors of cancer. These findings support fear of cancer recurrence as a potential target for emotional health and health behavior change interventions. PMID: 31298966 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31298966?dopt=Abstract

Source: JOP - July 11, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Hall DL, Jimenez RB, Perez GK, Rabin J, Quain K, Yeh GY, Park ER, Peppercorn JM Tags: J Oncol Pract Source Type: research