Addressing fear of cancer recurrence among women with cancer: A feasibility and preliminary outcome study

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 485-496

  Lebel, Sophie ^a   Maheu, Christine ^b,c   Lefebvre, Monique ^d   Secord, Scott ^e   Courbasson, Christine ^f   Singh, Mina ^g   Jolicoeur, Lynne ^d   Benea, Aronela ^c   Harris, Cheryl ^h,i   Fung, Michael Fung Kee ^d   Rosberger, Zeev ^j   Catton, Pamela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e Canadian Partnership Against Cancer   (Canada)

^f Dialectical Behavioural and Humanistic Therapy Centre   (Canada)

^g YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁱ OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^j MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cognitive existential intervention; Fear of cancer recurrence; Ovarian cancer; Pilot study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEAR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY TUMOR; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEAR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84905753746     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-014-0357-3     Document Type: Article

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