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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021

Fear of Cancer Recurrence, Health Anxiety, Worry, and Uncertainty: A Scoping Review About Their Conceptualization and Measurement Within Breast Cancer Survivorship Research.

Christine Maheu, Mina Singh, Wing Lam Tock, Asli Eyrenci, Jacqueline Galica, Maude Hébert, Francesca Frati, Tania Estapé

Open access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Ecosystem Barriers and Facilitators Linked to the Fear of Cancer Recurrence: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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  4. Psychosocial experiences of breast cancer survivors: a meta-review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024
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  12. Somatosensory amplification and fear of cancer recurrence: Moderating effects of emotion regulation difficulties.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  14. Cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Fear of Cancer Scale.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Christine MaheuFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Mina SinghFaculty of Health, School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Wing Lam TockFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Asli EyrenciDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Jacqueline GalicaFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Maude HébertDépartement des Sciences Infirmières, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada.
Francesca FratiSchulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Tania EstapéPsychosocial Oncology Department, Fundació per l'Educació i la Formació en Càncer (FEFOC) Fundació, Barcelona, Spain.
McGill University Health Centre · CAMaltepe University · TRMcGill University · CAQueen's University · CAUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières · CAYork University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

cancer survivorshipconceptualizationfear of cancer recurrencehealth anxietymeasurementscoping reviewuncertaintyworry

Identifiers

PMID33912113
PMCPMC8072115
OpenAlexW3153622739

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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