Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

JAMA Network Open

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About The Study: Decades following treatment, one-third of childhood cancer survivors in this study reported elevated fear their cancer will recur or a subsequent malignant neoplasm will develop. Findings suggest that fear of cancer recurrence should be routinely screened, and clinically significant symptoms intervened upon as a part of survivorship care. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Nicole M. Alberts, PhD, email nicole.alberts@concordia.ca.

 

(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36144)

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