The patient perspective in the era of personalized medicine: What about scanxiety?

José A.E. Custers; Lucy Davis; Christina Messiou; Judith B. Prins; Winette T.A. van der Graaf

doi:10.1002/cam4.3889

The patient perspective in the era of personalized medicine: What about scanxiety?

José A.E. Custers^*, Lucy Davis, Christina Messiou, Judith B. Prins, Winette T.A. van der Graaf

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Abstract

Frequency of scanning has accelerated in the era of personalized medicine and is related, but not restricted, to the exploding number of clinical trials for new cancer treatments. Particularly in drug trials, but also in clinical practice, patients are followed up by scans frequently, which may vary from every 6 to 12 weeks until progression. The authors aimed to raise awareness for this underreported but widely present “Sword of Damocles” scan-related issue also referred to as ‘scanxiety.’

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2943-2945
Number of pages	3
Journal	Cancer Medicine
Volume	10
Issue number	9
Early online date	9 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3889
Publication status	Published - May 2021

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