Fear of recurrence or progression as a link between somatic symptoms and perceived stress among cancer survivors

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1401-1407

  Hall, Daniel L ^a,b   Lennes, Inga T ^c   Pirl, William F ^d   Friedman, Emily R ^a,c   Park, Elyse R ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fear of recurrence; Oncology; Stress; Survivorship; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVOR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 15; PATIENT WORRY; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; STRESS; FEAR; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 85003989023     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3533-3     Document Type: Article

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