title: Current state and future prospects of research on fear of cancer recurrence.
abstract: Despite a rapidly growing research interest in fear of cancer recurrence, lack of consensus on definition and measurement including clinical fear of cancer recurrence, sparse model development and testing, and limited available clinical interventions have impeded knowledge transfer into patient services. To move forward, a 2-day colloquium was held in Ottawa, Canada in August 2015 to progress knowledge and identify future research directions. A comprehensive research program was proposed, including development of a clinical definition, an updated review of screening measures, and a review of existing interventions. A new special interest group was created with the International Psychosocial Oncology Society to facilitate the implementation of this research program and future international collaborations. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lebel
authors.affiliation: University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
authors.forename: Gozde
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozakinci
authors.affiliation: University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Humphris
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thewes
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prins
authors.affiliation: Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinkel
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Butow
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D000073116:Cancer Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D032921:Consensus; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012008:Recurrence
keywords: editorial; expert opinion; fear of cancer recurrence; future research directions; knowledge gap