Christopher J. Recklitis, PhD, MPH, on Mental Health in Cancer Survivors
2018 Cancer Survivorship Symposium: Advancing Care and ResearchChristopher J. Recklitis, PhD, MPH, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, summarizes two key papers on mental health: suicide risk among survivors of head and neck cancer vs other types of cancer; and the fear of cancer recurrence—its associations with mental health status and individual characteristics among cancer survivors (Abstract 146).
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