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Illness perceptions within 6 months of cancer diagnosis are an independent prospective predictor of health‐related quality of life 15 months post‐diagnosis

Studies have found that illness perceptions explain significant variance in health outcomes in numerous diseases. However, most of the research is cross‐sectional and non‐oncological. We examined, for the first time in breast, colorectal and prostate cancer patients, if cognitive and emotional illness perceptions near diagnosis predict future multidimensional health‐related quality of life (HRQoL).