Young and worried: Age and fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors.
Sophie LebelSara BeattieIsabelle ArèsCatherine BielajewPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2012)
Younger age was associated with more FCR among breast cancer patients, regardless of motherhood status. Our findings suggest new, potentially valuable ways of managing FCR by helping affected people to reduce anxiety and illness intrusiveness.