Threat sensitivity and fear of cancer recurrence: a daily diary study of reactivity and recovery as patients and spouses face the first mammogram post-diagnosis.

Findings lend preliminary support for the role of threat sensitivity in the experience of FCR as couples confront threatening events in BC survivorship. Implications for psychosocial providers: MMGs can be a triggering event for couples. Threat sensitivity may help identify those who are likely to experience elevations in FCR during this stressful period.