Predictors for Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients Referred to Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Center Cross-Section Survey

Predictors for Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients Referred to Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Center Cross-Section Survey

ObjectiveThe outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted on radiotherapy (RT) strategy for breast cancer patients, which might lead to increased distressing psychological symptoms. We performed a multi-center cross-section survey to investigate prevalence of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) an...

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Main Authors: Jinrong Xie, Weixiang Qi, Lu Cao, Yuting Tan, Jin Huang, Xiaodong Gu, Bingguang Chen, Peipei Shen, Yutian Zhao, Ying Zhang, Qingwen Zhao, Hecheng Huang, Yubin Wang, Haicheng Fang, Zhenjun Jin, Hui Li, Xuehong Zhao, Xiaofang Qian, Feifei Xu, Dan Ou, Shubei Wang, Cheng Xu, Min Li, Zefei Jiang, Yu Wang, Xiaobo Huang, Jiayi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
breast cancer
COVID-19
cross-section study
delayed radiotherapy initiation
fear of cancer recurrence (FCR)
quality of life
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.650766/full

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