2013, 2016) and has been identified by cancer survivors as one of their major problems (Simard et al., 2013). FCR is a natural response to a cancer diagnosis and experienced on a continuum from none to severe (Cruickshank et al., 2020;Waldrop et al., 2011). The current literature suggests that FCR is associated with female gender, younger age, a higher educational background, not having a partner, having at least one child or being socially isolated, psychological distress and lower quality of life, as well as having more (and more severe) physical symptoms and less emotional well-being (Byrom et al., 2002;Lebel et al., 2013;Simard & Savard, 2009). Having recurrent and long-lasting images or thoughts about cancer or death and believing cancer will return can lead to feelings of anxiety about the future (Handelzalts et al., 2015).Population-and hospital-based studies suggest that the risk of a second cancer among women with a history of breast and cervical cancer is higher than the cancer risk in the general population