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Eur J Oncol Nurs 2022 Jul 2;60:102169. Epub 2022 Jul 2.

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Lebanon; Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Psychology, Lebanon. Electronic address:

Objective: To explore the links between family functioning-in terms of cohesion, flexibility, and communication-and the fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) in a sample of breast cancer survivors of Lebanese women.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among 62 Lebanese adult women (mean age: 51.0 ± 8. Read More

Annu Rev Psychol 2022 Aug 12. Epub 2022 Aug 12.

Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA; email:

Cancer diagnosis and treatment constitute profoundly stressful experiences involving unique and common challenges that generate uncertainty, fear, and emotional distress. Individuals with cancer must cope with multiple stressors, from the point of diagnosis through surgical and adjuvant treatments and into survivorship, that require substantial psychological and physiological adaptation. This can take a toll on quality of life and well-being and may also promote cellular and molecular changes that can exacerbate physical symptoms and facilitate tumor growth and metastasis, thereby contributing to negative long-term health outcomes. Read More

J Cancer Surviv 2022 Aug 12. Epub 2022 Aug 12.

Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Clinical Research Centre, National University of Singapore, Level 2Block MD11, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117597, Singapore.

Purpose: This review aimed to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of social media-based interventions for improving the quality of life, anxiety and depressive symptoms of patients with cancer at post-intervention and follow-up; (2) identify the essential features of social media-based interventions and (3) explore the covariates of the treatment effect.

Methods: All types of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Ten electronic databases, clinical trial registries and grey literature sources were searched from inception to 15 December 2021. Read More

Arch Osteoporos 2022 Aug 12;17(1):112. Epub 2022 Aug 12.

Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, 218 Ziqiang Street, Changchun, 130000, Jilin, China.

Epidemiological studies show an inconsistent association between cancer and osteoporosis. In this nationally representative population-based study, we found that a prior cancer diagnosis was not associated with osteoporosis. This finding may primarily apply to cancer survivors seen many years after their cancer diagnosis. Read More

Front Psychol 2022 26;13:906067. Epub 2022 Jul 26.

Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

Purpose: This study aims to describe the adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in cancer patients/survivors associated with their psychological distress.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess AEFIs after the receipt of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in cancer patients/survivors attending a university hospital in Malaysia. Psychological distress was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) before and after the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Read More