How frequently do you have thoughts related to the cancer returning? How long do these thoughts last? Do you find these thoughts difficult to control? | Reports frequent death-related thoughts that are hard to control and that last 30 min or longer and imagines, for example, being told the cancer has returned, the cancer invading the body, or the end of the patient’s life |
Do you routinely scan or pay attention to physical sensations in your body? How often? | Reports preoccupations with physical sensations in the body, attributing pain or sensations to a recurrence |
On a scale of 0 to 10, how strongly do you believe the cancer will return? | Reports a strong belief that the thoughts are true and might provide reasons to support this belief (eg, previous misdiagnosis) |
How have these thoughts or beliefs affected your life? | Might report panic, worry, stress, a need to escape, trouble sleeping, fatigue, or difficulties or uncertainty about planning for the future |