Fear of Cancer Recurrence
Resource Hub

PoCoG is a world leader in fear of cancer (FCR) research. This is where you’ll find an evolving repository of FCR information and resources.

These resources are freely available to members, however, access to some requires completion of a form so we can track usage.

Recent articles on fear of cancer recurrence

Fear of cancer recurrence manuals

A Psychological and Educational Intervention for Fear of Cancer Recurrence: Therapist Treatment Manual

Conquer Fear: Quick Guide

Conquer Fear: Group Manual (excluding handouts)

Conquer Fear: Group Manual (including handouts)

Conquer Fear: Individual and Group Manual (including handouts)

ConquerFear intervention materials

Session 1

  • Client Handout 1: How fear of cancer recurrence develops

  • Client Handout 2: What values are important to you

Session 2

  • Client Handout 1: The impact of past life experience and personality factors

  • Client Handout 2: Self-attention rating scale

  • Client Handout 3: Attention training technique (ATT)

Session 3

  • Client Handout 1: Detached mindfulness

Session 4

  • Client Handout 1: Metacognitions (MCQ-HA)

  • Client Handout 2: Checking your symptoms sensibly

  • Client Handout 3: Learning to postpone your worry

  • Client Handout 4: Follow-up care and lifestyle changes

Session 5

  • Client Handout 1: Planning for the future

Metacognitions Questionnaire

Conquer Fear Session Checklists for Clinicians

Card sort

Attention Training Technique – with guidance (audio file)

Attention Training Technique – without guidance (audio file)

If you would like access to these resources please complete this form and we will send them out to you.

FCR Screening

Here is a a webinar including some further information on FCR screening.

The FCR-1r single-item fear of cancer recurrence screening tool

For further information on the validity and screening performance of the FCR-1r please see:

Smith, AB, Gao, M, Tran, M, et al. Evaluation of the validity and screening performance of a revised single-item fear of cancer recurrence screening measure (FCR-1r). Psychooncology. 2023; 32(6): 961-971. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6139

Figure 1a. The revised single-item fear of cancer recurrence measure (FCR-1r)


 

Figure 1b. The FCR-1r embedded in the ESAS-r