Psychosocial distress is dynamic across the spectrum of cancer care and requires longitudinal screening for patient-centered care.
Thomas L SuttonMarina Affi KoprowskiAlison Grossblatt-WaitSamantha BrownGrace McCarthyBenjamin LiuAnne GrossCaroline MacuibaSusan HedlundJonathan R BrodyBrett C SheppardPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
Psychosocial distress in cancer survivors is a long-lasting burden with implications for quality of life and oncologic outcomes. Severe distress remains prevalent through 10 years after diagnosis in survivors receiving continued care at cancer centers and results from both persistent and new sources of distress in a variety of psychosocial domains. Longitudinal distress screening is an invaluable tool for providing comprehensive patient-centered cancer care and is recommended to detect new or recurrent distress in cancer survivors.