A qualitative exploration of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) amongst Australian and Canadian breast cancer survivors

Thewes, Belinda; Lebel, Sophie; Séguin Leclair, Caroline; Butow, Phyllis

doi:10.1007/s00520-015-3025-x

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A qualitative exploration of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) amongst Australian and Canadian breast cancer survivors

Published in Supportive Care in Cancer • Nov 18, 2015

Authors:

Belinda Thewes

Sophie Lebel

Caroline Séguin Leclair

Abstract

PURPOSE: Few studies have explored coping strategies used by cancer survivors to deal with fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), and little research has been conducted on the specific content of recurrence fears. This study aims to qualitatively explore the strategies used by younger breast cancer surviv...

Subject

Coping (psychology)

Breast cancer

Medicine

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