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ArticleJournal of medicine and life2023

The "not so good" thyroid cancer: a scoping review on risk factors associated with anxiety, depression and quality of life.

Kyle Alexander, Sum-Yu Christina Lee, Stelios Georgiades, Constantina Constantinou

Registry-linked trialOpen access · diamondAbstract readScoping Review
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Article in Journal of medicine and life, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06269731 (Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Thyroid Cancer Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06269731 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Thyroid Cancer Patients

TypeobservationalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2024 to 2026Enrolled159ConditionsThyroid CancerArmsHamilton depression Rating Scale
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kyle AlexanderDepartment of Basic and Clinical Sciences, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Sum-Yu Christina LeeDepartment of Basic and Clinical Sciences, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Stelios GeorgiadesDepartment of Basic and Clinical Sciences, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Constantina ConstantinouDepartment of Basic and Clinical Sciences, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
University of Nicosia · CY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased in recent years, leading to a growing number of survivors facing lifelong consequences. This scoping review investigated anxiety, depression, and quality of life (QoL) in thyroid cancer survivors compared to the general population, those with benign pathology, and survivors of other types of cancers. Moreover, we aimed to identify the risk factors associated with anxiety, depression, and QoL in thyroid cancer patients. A total of 727 articles were identified through PubMed, ProQuest, Cochrane, and Google Scholar databases, and 68 articles that met the criteria were selected for data extraction. Thyroid cancer survivors have a poorer QoL compared to the general population, population with benign pathology, and survivors of other types of cancer associated with worse clinical outcomes. The main risk factors are grouped into socioeconomic factors, disease-specific factors, management factors, comorbidities, and patient perceptions. Effective communication between the patient and the medical team and behavioral interventions may reduce these risks. Despite the common perception of thyroid cancer as a "good cancer," the findings of this review demonstrate the need to address the risk factors associated with increased anxiety, depression, and lower QoL in survivors.

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Quality of LifeThyroid NeoplasmsAnxietyDepressionHumansRisk Factorsanxietycancer survivorship policydepressionquality of lifethyroid cancer

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PMID37168306
PMCPMC10165516
OpenAlexW4376224240

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