[Who has more anxiety concerning a shortened life span: terminal cancer patients or those in curative therapy?].

The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a difference in the amount of fear of the advancement (progression) and return (relapse) of cancer shown by terminal cancer patients and those in curative therapy. The cohort consists of 291 rehabilitation patients, main diagnoses were colonic/rectal-, breast- and prostate cancer. The patients were questioned using the fear of progression questionnaire (PA-F-KF) and a Five-Item Fear of Relapse/Recurrence Scale.