Trajectories of fear of cancer recurrence in young breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is more intense in younger women. Because FCR is a powerful determinant of quality of life, identifying those at risk for persistently elevated FCR can inform timing of interventions.

Methods

A total of 965 women with stage 0 to stage III breast cancer enrolled in the Young Women's Breast Cancer Study, a prospective cohort of women diagnosed with breast cancer at age ≤40 years, completed the 3-item Lasry Fear of Recurrence Index. Group-based trajectory modeling was used to classify distinct FCR patterns from baseline through 5 years post-diagnosis. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify patient, disease, and treatment characteristics associated with each trajectory.

Results

Five FCR trajectories were identified

SUBMITTER: Schapira L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9397577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature