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Brief screening of patients with distressing fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology, a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Japanese Ministry of Labor, Health, and Welfare, and the National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund (27-A-3).

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 467-8601, Japan

    Tatsuo Akechi

  2. Nagoya City University Graduate School of Nursing, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 467-8601, Japan

    Kanae Momino

  3. Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1, Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan

    Hiroji Iwata

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Akechi, T., Momino, K. & Iwata, H. Brief screening of patients with distressing fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat 153, 475–476 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-015-3537-6

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