Surveillance CT scans are a source of anxiety and fear of recurrence in long-term lymphoma survivors

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2262-2266

  Thompson, C A ^a   Charlson, M E ^b   Schenkein, E ^b   Wells, M T ^c   Furman, R R ^b   Elstrom, R ^b   Ruan, J ^b   Martin, P ^b   Leonard, J P ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CT scans; Lymphoma; Survivor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

EID: 77958479017     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq215     Document Type: Article

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