Fear of cancer recurrence and disease progression in long-term prostate cancer survivors after radical prostatectomy: A longitudinal study.
Valentin H MeissnerLisa OlzeStefan SchieleDonna P AnkerstMatthias JahnenJürgen E GschwendKathleen HerkommerAndreas DinkelPublished in: Cancer (2021)
FCR remains a burden to certain PCa survivors even many years after their diagnosis and treatment. Health care professionals should monitor for FCR and identify patients at risk to provide appropriate psychosocial care because FCR is leading to limitations in quality of life and psychological well-being.
Keyphrases
- radical prostatectomy
- prostate cancer
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- young adults
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- papillary thyroid
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- mental health
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- sleep quality
- lymph node metastasis