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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Lung cancer-specific symptoms and fear of cancer recurrence among recurrence-free non-small cell lung cancer survivors.

Genehee Lee, Alice Ahn, Dongok Lee, Tae Eun Kim, Sunga Kong, Danbee Kang, Hong Kwan Kim, Young Mog Shim, Juhee Cho

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Genehee LeePatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 06351, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6361-4822
Alice AhnDepartment of Psychology and Philosophy, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 77341, USA.
Dongok LeePatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 06351, South Korea.
Tae Eun KimPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 06351, South Korea.
Sunga KongPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 06351, South Korea.
Danbee KangPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 06351, South Korea.
Hong Kwan KimPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 06351, South Korea.
Young Mog ShimPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 06351, South Korea.
Juhee ChoPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, 06351, South Korea. jcho@skku.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9081-0266
Samsung Medical Center · KRJohns Hopkins University · USSam Houston State University · US

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2020R1F1A1075388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLung cancer survivors have more psychosocial problems, including depression and anxiety disorder, than other cancer survivors. Lung cancer-specific symptoms, such as cough, dyspnea, or pain in chest, might increase FCR among survivors. We aimed to evaluate the association between lung cancer-specific symptoms and FCR among recurrence-free non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survivors.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional study. Recurrence-free NSCLC survivors were recruited from January to October 2020 at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, Korea. We measured FCR using the Korean version of FCRI-SF and categorized them into three groups: non-clinical FCR (nFCR, < 13), subclinical FCR (sFCR, 13 to 21), and clinical FCR (cFCR, ≥ 22). Lung cancer-specific symptoms were measured using the Korean version of EORTC QLQ-LC13 and EORTC QLQ-C30.

resultsA total of 727 survivors were enrolled. One-third (30.8%) of survivors reported sFCR, and 19.7% had cFCR. In a multivariate analysis, survivors with severe pain in chest were 4.7 times (95% CI: 2.4-9.0) more likely to experience cFCR compared to those without it. Mild dyspnea (OR 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.7) and mild dysphagia (OR 2.4, 95% CI: 1.3-4.4) were associated with cFCR. Survivors with sFCR (Coef. - 6.3, 95% CI: - 9.8, - 2.8) and cFCR (Coef. - 11.3, 95% CI: - 15.5, - 7.2) had poorer quality of life compared to survivors with nFCR.

conclusionNSCLC survivors were experiencing lung cancer-specific symptoms even a few years after treatment, which were associated with cFCR, resulting in poor HRQoL. It is necessary to develop a lung cancer-specific symptom checklist and use it during even long-term surveillance.

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Cancer SurvivorsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFearLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDyspneaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRepublic of KoreaSurveys and QuestionnairesFear of cancer recurrenceLung cancerLung cancer-specific symptomsQuality of lifeSurvivors

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