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Symptom phenotypes and their associations with fear of cancer recurrence and social support among breast cancer patients: a latent profile analysis.
Scientific reports - 18 Jun 2026
You Han, Liu Weimin, Su Yali, Zhang Huaguo, Chui Ping Lei, Che Chong Chin, Liu Lihui
Abstract excerpt
To identify symptom phenotypes among breast cancer survivors using latent profile analysis (LPA) and examine differences in fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) and social support levels across phenotypes. A multicenter cross-sectional study recruited 357 breast cancer survivors through convenience sampling from three university-affiliated tertiary hospitals in Beijing between November 2024 and January 2025. Symptoms...
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- Humans
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Fear
- Social Support
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
