A systematic review on the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and distress in long-term cancer survivors: Implications for primary care.
Daan BrandenbargSaskia W M C MaassOlaf P GeerseMariken E StegmannCharlotte HandbergMaya J SchroeversSaskia F A DuijtsPublished in: European journal of cancer care (2019)
Prevalences of symptoms of depression, anxiety and distress among long-term survivors of cancer do not fundamentally differ from the general population. This is reassuring for primary care physicians, as they frequently act as the primary physician for long-term survivors whose follow-up schedules in the hospital have been completed.