The Relationship Between Fears of Cancer Recurrence and Patient Gender: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: A significant concern for patients treated for cancer is fear of cancer recurrence (FCR). Although a common experience, some patients report high levels of FCR that are difficult to manage and result in over vigilant checking and high use of health services. There has been speculation about the relationship of FCR with gender with mixed reports from several systematic reviews. Aims: To determine the association of FCR with gender in previous reported studies and investigate the strength of this relationship with various moderators including year of publication, type of cancer and measurement attributes of self-reported FCR instruments. Methods: A systematic review was conducted with searches of the literature from the MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, and PsycINFO d

SUBMITTER: Pang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7937637 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature