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Fear of Cancer Progression: A Comparison between the Fear of Progression Questionnaire (FoP-Q-12) and the Concerns about Recurrence Questionnaire (CARQ-4). [PDF]

open access: yesHealthcare (Basel)
As cancer patients often suffer from fear of cancer progression (FoP), valid screening for FoP is of high relevance. The aims of this study were to test psychometric properties of two FoP questionnaires, to determine their relationship to other anxiety-related constructs, and to analyze the impact of sociodemographic and clinical factors on the FoP ...
Hinz A   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Metacognition in relation to quality of life in patients with ovarian cancer: mediating role of fear of disease progression

open access: yesSichuan jingshen weisheng, 2023
BackgroundQuality of life, as a major criterion for judging the clinical outcome of ovarian cancer patients, can be affected by adverse psychological symptoms of patients.
Sun Hongfang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fearful Symmetry: Subversion of Asymmetric Division in Cancer Development and Progression [PDF]

open access: yesCancer Research, 2015
Abstract Asymmetric division is an evolutionarily conserved process that generates daughter cells with different fates through the unequal partitioning of fate determinants. While asymmetric division is critically important in generating diversity during development, its dysregulation can also promote oncogenesis.
Bajaj, Jeevisha   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

A qualitative study evaluating experiences of a lifestyle intervention in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen suppression therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background - The severe iatrogenic hypogonadal state induced by medical castration used for treatment of prostate cancer is associated with adverse effects including fatigue, increased fracture risk, and a decrease in skeletal muscle function, which ...
Saxton John M   +31 more
core   +2 more sources

Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress, and Fear of Cancer Progression in Patients with Melanoma in Cancer Aftercare [PDF]

open access: yesOncology Research and Treatment, 2013
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Several studies have described mental distress and anxiety in patients with melanoma. The findings of these studies varied from patients with a quality of life similar to the general population and those with increased mental distress. In the present study, we investigated anxiety, posttraumatic stress,
Erim, Yesim   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Feasibility and acceptability of fear-less: A stepped-care program to manage fear of cancer recurrence in people with metastatic melanoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Immunotherapies and targeted therapies have revolutionised treatment of metastatic melanoma and improved survival rates. However, survivors treated with novel therapies are vulnerable to high levels of fear of cancer recurrence or progression (FCR ...
Lai-Kwon, J   +18 more
core   +3 more sources

“Will It Affect Our Chances of Having Children?” and Feeling “Like a Ticking Bomb” —The Fertility Concerns and Fears of Cancer Progression and Recurrence in Cancer Treatment Decision-Making Among Young Women Diagnosed With Gynaecological or Breast Cancer

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Objective: Cancer treatment decision making process is particularly fraught with challenges for young women because the treatment can affect their reproductive potential.
Aleksandra Sobota, Gozde Ozakinci
doaj   +1 more source

Expression of Foxp3 in colorectal cancer but not in Treg cells correlates with disease progression in patients with colorectal cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Regulatory T cells (Treg) expressing the transcription factor forkhead-box protein P3 (Foxp3) have been identified to counteract anti-tumor immune responses during tumor progression. Besides, Foxp3 presentation by cancer cells itself may also
Kim, Mia   +38 more
core   +2 more sources

Tumor-macrophage fusion hybrids contribute to radiation-induced progression of pancreatic cancer

open access: yes, 2021
[[abstract]]Introduction: Fusion between cancer and myeloid cells contributes to malignant progression of cancer. Radiation has been shown to increase fusion hybrids during tissue regeneration.
Rathinasamy, B;Wang, CJ;Wan, SP;Chang, HJ
core   +1 more source

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