Prospective longitudinal study on fear of cancer recurrence in patients newly diagnosed with head and neck cancer: Course, trajectories, and associated factors.
Esther Deuning-SmitJosé A E CustersŠpela MiroševičRobert P TakesFemke JansenJohannes A LangendijkChris H J TerhaardRobert J Baatenburg de JongC René LeemansJohannes H SmitLinda KwakkenbosIrma M Verdonck-de LeeuwJudith B PrinsPublished in: Head & neck (2022)
The majority of HNC patients have low declining FCR after diagnosis, but one in five patients experience persistent high FCR up to 6 months post-treatment.