Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among Survivors of Localized Cutaneous Melanoma—What’s in a Name?—Reply

In Reply We appreciate the thoughtful response by Akama-Garren and Hartman regarding ways of reducing fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) among patients with localized melanoma. They proposed 2 potential solutions: (1) psychological support (which we also proposed) and (2) changing terminology to recategorize melanoma in situ as melanocytic lesions with low risk of progression. In this reply, we discuss both proposals.

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Ottobre 2024