Fear of Cancer Recurrence in an Era of Personalized Medicine.

J Clin Oncol

Belinda Thewes, Olga Husson, Hanneke Poort, Jose A.E. Custers, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Phyllis N. Butow, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Sue-Anne McLachlan, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, and The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; and Judith B. Prins, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Published: October 2017

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