Interventions to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among People With Cancer: Scoping Review
Overview
This scoping review summarizes evidence on psychological interventions for reducing fear of cancer recurrence among adult patients with various cancers. It analyzes 122 studies, noting that blended therapies and cognitive behavioral approaches were most common, with most trials reporting significant symptom reduction. The resource is intended for researchers or clinicians seeking a broad overview of intervention types, delivery methods, and measurement heterogeneity in this field.
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- PubMed Central
- Author
- Niu Li (University of Auckland), Cynthia Wensley (University of Auckland), Lisa Reynolds (University of Auckland), Wal Baraza (University of Auckland), Tatiana Osorio (University of Auckland), Andrew Jull (University of Auckland)
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- 2026-01-05
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- gold
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- 10.2196/81579
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@article{allodium:04d0812b0e4045b2,
title = {Interventions to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among People With Cancer: Scoping Review},
author = {Niu Li and Cynthia Wensley and Lisa Reynolds and Wal Baraza and Tatiana Osorio and Andrew Jull},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2196/81579},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/81579}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Interventions to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among People With Cancer: Scoping Review AU - Li, Niu AU - Wensley, Cynthia AU - Reynolds, Lisa AU - Baraza, Wal AU - Osorio, Tatiana AU - Jull, Andrew PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2196/81579 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/81579 ER -
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Li, N., Wensley, C., Reynolds, L., Baraza, W., Osorio, T., & Jull, A. (2026). Interventions to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among People With Cancer: Scoping Review. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/81579
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