Fear of cancer recurrence and PSA anxiety in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review.
Callum JamesOliver BrunckhorstOmar EymechRobert StewartProkar DasguptaKamran AhmedPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
FCR and PSA anxiety are prominent symptoms for prostate cancer patients and importantly when present, are associated with poorer quality of life and mental health symptoms. Screening for these constructs and referral to appropriate services should form part of routine follow-up care.
Keyphrases
- prostate cancer
- mental health
- sleep quality
- radical prostatectomy
- healthcare
- primary care
- papillary thyroid
- palliative care
- depressive symptoms
- affordable care act
- squamous cell
- mental illness
- quality improvement
- clinical practice
- physical activity
- lymph node metastasis
- pain management
- prefrontal cortex
- young adults
- chronic pain
- health insurance
- benign prostatic hyperplasia