"Anxiety and worry" induces fear transformation in cancer patients: an evidence-based exploration and theoretical consideration of the emotional evolution in tumor patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim is to empirically explore the relationship between the occurrence of affective distress and the fear transformation in cancer patients, and to analyze the theoretical implications of their development from multiple perspectives.

Methods

Relevant studies on the transformation of affective distress into fear in cancer patients were retrieved from databases including CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), Wan Fang Data, SinoMed (China Biomedical Literature Database), PubMed, Embase, and others, up to July 12, 2025. Meta-analysis of the included studies was performed using R 4.4.1.

Results

①A total of 27 studies were included in this research, covering 9 types of cancer and involving 14,011 participants. These included 24 cross-sectional studies

SUBMITTER: Xu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12784620 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature