Assessing the fear of recurrence using the Cancer Worry Scale in a sample of Italian breast cancer survivors.

Andrea ChiricoDeborah VizzaMoira ValenteMelania Lo IaconoMaria Rosita CampagnaTommaso PalombiFabio AliverniniFabio LucidiFrancesco Bruno

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)

The CWS is a valid questionnaire to assess FCR among breast cancer survivors. The present study provides an overview of the relationship between CWS and the adverse outcomes related to FCR and coping strategies adopted to face it.

Keyphrases

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