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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosoc Oncol. 2010 Nov;28(6):610–629. doi: 10.1080/07347332.2010.516811

TABLE 3.

Examples of Questions Survivors Included on Prompt Sheets

Categories (Frequency) Examples
Symptoms (11) I have a new hip pain in the last month. It seems to
  hurt more when I put weight on it, but it does
  come and go. Should I be worried?
Long term side effects (10) I took the Adriamycin and I worry about the cardiac
  effects. Are there things that I can do to protect my
  heart? Or are there things I should know about?
  For example, I have gotten into caffeine and
  palpitations. Are there signs I should worry about?
Recurrence (8) Is there anything new that I should know about
  what I can do to reduce my risk of a recurrence of
  my breast cancer?
Cognitive changes (6) I am still challenged by my ability to concentrate,
  think and remember things. Are there any new
  results about chemo-brain that you have heard
  about? Are there any new things that we could try
  to reduce this problem?
Current treatment (6) Is it normal to have foot pain with Aromasin? My
  foot pain interferes with my quality of life. I am
  not able to walk on the treadmill as I need to in
  order to control my weight. The pain also affects
  my mood. It makes me feel depressed.
Help (5) I continue to have frequent panic attacks related to
  breast cancer triggers. I tried the consultations
  with professionals, but I would like your
  suggestions for self-help things to try.
Other cancer (4) Am I at risk for other cancers? If so, what kinds?
Celebrating (2) Our new baby arrived in March!
Testing (2) Would finding small mets make a difference is my
  quality of life and remission chances?