Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Fear of cancer recurrence is common among survivors of adult-onset cancer and associated with increased distress, functional impairment, and health care utilization. However, little is known about the prevalence and risk factors of fear of cancer recurrence among adult survivors of childhood cancer who are also at high risk for subsequent malignant neoplasms.

Objective

To characterize the prevalence of and risk factors for clinically significant fear of cancer recurrence in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional investigation included participants recruited from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, a retrospective cohort study of long-term childhood cancer survivors treated at 31 institutions between 1970

SUBMITTER: Pizzo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11450519 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature