Cancer is a chronic condition that can reoccur after effective treatment. Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is common and can negatively affect a person’s daily life. Although fear of the unknown is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One-third of childhood cancer survivors reported high levels of fear of cancer recurrence even decades after ...

Adults who survived childhood cancer experience elevated fear that their primary cancer will recur or that a subsequent malignant neoplasm will develop, according to a new study. These findings ...

Fear also tied to worse mental and physical health. (HealthDay News) — A third of childhood cancer survivors experience fear of recurrence even decades later, according to a study published online in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute MI survivors reported continued fear of a recurrence 6 months and 8 months later. Perceived stress was ...

A new study of breast cancer survivors has found this psychosocial challenge impacts almost every important domain of their lives -- the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, relational and professional.

Many cancer survivors experience fear of recurrence, even years into survivorship, so here are ways to help manage and face this fear. For many cancer survivors, fear of recurrence typically heightens ...

For the past nine years, I’ve struggled with waves of overwhelming fear of cancer recurrence. I knew I had an issue, but until recently, wasn’t aware of how much fear was affecting my life. The fear ...

Beyond the physical, a prostate cancer diagnosis carries significant emotional weight. Understanding this spectrum of ...

Since her stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis in September 2015, Colette Smith had to undergo computerized tomography (CT) scans of the chest every six months for the next five years. Now she needs them ...

Breast cancer survivors who had a fear of recurrence were more likely to participate in guideline-concordant screening. Nearly two-thirds of cancer survivors are at least somewhat worried about ...

Breast cancer is the world's most prevalent cancer. Although earlier detection and targeted treatment have resulted in high survival rates, many breast cancer survivors experience fear of cancer ...