A Systematic Review of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among Indigenous and Minority Peoples.

ABSTRACT: While cancer survivors commonly experience fear and anxiety, a substantial minority experience an enduring and debilitating fear that their cancer will return; a condition commonly referred to as fear of cancer recurrence (FCR). Despite recent advances in this area, little is known about FCR among people from Indigenous or other ethnic and racial minority populations. Given the high prevalence and poor outcomes of cancer among people from these populations, a robust understanding of FCR among people from these groups is critical. The current review identified and aggregated existing literature on FCR amongst adult cancer survivors from Indigenous and minority populations. The protocol of this review was registered with PROSPERO in July 2020 (Registration number: CRD42020161655). A systemat

SUBMITTER: Anderson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8126623 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature