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Factors associated with cancer worries in individuals participating in annual pancreatic cancer surveillance
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- It is important to adequately and timely identify individuals with cancer worries amongst participants in a pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) surveillance program, because they could benefit from psychosocial support to decrease distress. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess both psychosocial and clinical factors associated with cancer worries. High-risk individuals participating in PDAC-surveillance were invited to annually complete a cancer worry scale (CWS) questionnaire which was sent after counseling by the clinical geneticist (T0), after intake for participation in PDAC-surveillance (T1), and then annually after every MRI and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) (T2 and furthe
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- Database :
- OAIster
- Notes :
- application/pdf, Familial Cancer vol. 16 no. 1, pp. 143-151, English
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1047726728
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007.s10689-016-9930-4