Evaluation Study of Fear of Cancer Recurrence: Detection, Measure and Risk Factors in Lymphoma Survivorship

Indeed, in a recent work published by our team, several complication types in cancer survivorship has been identified: physical but also psychosocial disorders, which can lead to quality of life deterioration. The FCR in lymphoma pathology isn't yet documented and only a few studies concern the risk factors determination (age, sex, disease stage, treatment type, level of education, co-morbidity, isolation (familial status), financial resources, character trait in others cancers. Moreover, the FCR can be amplified by familial (young children) or professional responsibilities (self-employed profession). The consequences of FCR are poorly evaluated and are, however, potentially manifold: psychologic disorders, psychotropic consummation, delay of return to work and quality of life deterioration.

So, FCR is an innovating research project, which studies the FCR incidence in the beginning of lymphoma After-Cancer (AC) M0 and also the associated risk factors we can class in three types: 1. "Patient" factors (age, sex, habitat: rural/urban, familial status, level of education, financial resources, co-morbidity), 2. "disease" factors: histological type, disease stage, risk factor, 3. "treatment" factors : conventional versus intensified. Moreover, we will study the consequences of FCR M0 upon quality of life and if there is a need of psychotherapy from the very beginning of after-cancer phase, for high intensity FCR.

This present study is based on an interventional (with an analysis of human blood sample) prospective cohort, treated with anthracycline-containing regimens. This is a monocentric study which takes place in the Institut University du Cancer of Toulouse. The evaluation uses the scale of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI). The inclusion period lasts 2 years and patients will be followed during 2 years with a measure at M0, M12 and M24.