Prevalence and correlates of fear of recurrence among adolescent and young adult versus older adult post-treatment cancer survivors

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 4689-4696

  Shay, L Aubree ^a   Carpentier, Melissa Y ^a   Vernon, Sally W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent and young adult; Cancer survivor; Correlates; Fear of recurrence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID CANCER; YOUNG ADULT; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978174680     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3317-9     Document Type: Article

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