Narrative
Fears of recurrence (FoR) are the major concern for cancer patients. The Adjustment of Fear, Threat or Expectation of a Recurrence (AFTER) was initiated in Liverpool and developed significantly at the University of St Andrews by the originator (Prof. Humphris) and colleague Dr Ozakinci for general cancer patients, including an innovative validated Fear of Recurrence measure. The measure identifies patients with high FoR in NHS oncology services to enable psychological therapeutic treatments to be targeted. AFTER is being widely employed with cancer survivors successfully in UK cancer services and international oncology centres to reduce their FoR and depression.| Impact status | Open |
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| Category of impact | Health and Welfare Impact |
| Impact level | Public benefitted - end stage |
Keywords
- REF2014 case study
- cancer
- Fear of Recurrence
- depression
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Research output
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The AFTER intervention: A structured psychological approach to reduce fears of recurrence in patients with head and neck cancer
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development, acceptability and feasibility of a communication skills training package for therapeutic radiographers to reduce fear of recurrence development in breast cancer patients (FORECAST2)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fear of recurrence following head and neck cancer in the outpatient clinic
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fear of cancer recurrence in adult cancer survivors: A systematic review of quantitative studies
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Can we predict which head and neck cancer survivors developfears of recurrence?
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review