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Damocles syndrome: a standalone construct

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Psycho-oncology

the lasting fear of relapse or late effects felt by survivors of childhood cancer, likened to a sword hanging overhead.

In psycho-oncology, Damocles syndrome refers to the lasting fear of relapse or late effects felt by survivors of childhood cancer, likened to a sword hanging overhead. This meaning comes from Koocher (1981) in The Damocles syndrome.[1]

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References

Koocher, G. P., & O'Malley, J. E. (1981). The Damocles syndrome: Psychosocial consequences of surviving childhood cancer. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070353404

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