Psychological intervention lowers survivors’ fear of cancer recurrence

53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) June, 2, 2017 CHICAGO – About 50% of all cancer survivors report moderate to high fear of recurrence. The fear can be so distressing that it negatively affects medical follow-up behavior, mood, relationships, work, goal setting, and quality of life, according to a study presented during the 53rd American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place June 2-6 in Chicago. Yet, interventions to alleviate this…