Life After Cancer

Living With Risk

Krista L. Wilkins, PhD, RN; Roberta L. Woodgate, PhD, RN

Cancer Nurs. 2011;34(6):487-494.

Purpose

Part of a larger mixed-method study of second cancer risk, qualitative interview data were collected to capture the meanings cancer survivors assign to second cancer risk in the context of a history of cancer.^[12] With more people surviving cancer, it will be become increasingly important for nurses to understand the complexity of second cancer risk so they can frame messages about second cancer risk in a way that helps cancer survivors engage in appropriate risk-modifying behaviors.

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Table. Sample Prompt Questions
Interview questions to measure absolute risk
What is your understanding of your risk of developing a second cancer?
What does being at high risk/low risk mean to you?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your risk to cancer?
Interview questions to measure comparative risk
Compared with other people your age, how would you describe your risk of developing cancer this year? In 5 years? In 10 years? Please explain.
Compared with other cancer survivors your age, how would you describe your risk of developing a second cancer this year? In 5 years? In 10 years? Please explain.

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