Anxiety and depression among women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer - A nationwide longitudinal study.

Diana ZachPernille T JensenHenrik FalconerZuzana KolkovaKatja Stenström BohlinPreben KjølhedeElisabeth Åvall LundqvistAngelique Flöter Rådestad

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2023)

Women with newly diagnosed vulvar cancer report a high level of anxiety at diagnosis. Despite a significant improvement, anxiety remains widely prevalent during the first year of follow-up. Targeting insomnia, vulvar symptoms and unmet needs may decrease anxiety during surveillance.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
sleep quality
papillary thyroid
squamous cell
sentinel lymph node
public health
depressive symptoms
radiation therapy
cross sectional