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BackgroundLife‐threatening diseases, such as head and neck cancer (HNCa), can stimulate the emergence of a new disease‐specific self‐concept. We hypothesized that (i) negative cancer‐stereotypes invoke distancing, which inhibits the adoption of a disease‐specific self‐concept and (ii) patient characteristics, disease and treatment factors, and cancer‐related stressors moderate the phenomenon.
MethodsHead...
BackgroundHead and neck cancer (HNCa) introduces numerous stressors. We developed the Cancer‐Related Stressors Checklist (CRSC), which documents exposure to seven categories of common stressors and emotional distress. We surveyed HNCa survivors and examined associations among exposure to cancer‐related stressors, illness intrusiveness (i.e., cancer‐induced interference with lifestyles, activities,...
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