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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 118059
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.118059
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.118059
Correlation of postoperative anxiety and depression with fear of cancer recurrence and sleep disorders in oral cancer patients
You-Min Deng, Qian Ma, Department of Breast Cancer Center, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
Wen-Li Peng, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
Hong-Zhu Tao, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, China
Co-first authors: You-Min Deng and Qian Ma.
Co-corresponding authors: Wen-Li Peng and Hong-Zhu Tao.
Author contributions: Tao HZ and Deng YM contributed to the conception and design; Tao HZ, Deng YM, Ma Q and Peng WL contributed to the analysis and interpretation of data; Tao HZ and Deng YM contributed to the writing, review, and/or revision of the manuscript; all authors contributed to the acquisition of data and final approved the manuscript. Deng YM and Ma Q contributed equally to this work as co-first authors. Tao HZ and Peng WL supervised the entire research process, and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content, have played important and indispensable roles in the manuscript preparation as the co-corresponding authors.
AI contribution statement: The authors declare that no AI tools were used in the development or writing of this manuscript and take full responsibility for its integrity, accuracy, and originality.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of Chongqing University Cancer Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Corresponding author: Hong-Zhu Tao, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, No. 181 Hanyu Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400030, China. taohongzhu@163.com
Received: March 27, 2026
Revised: May 14, 2026
Accepted: June 17, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 196 Days and 23.4 Hours
Revised: May 14, 2026
Accepted: June 17, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 196 Days and 23.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study analyzed the correlation of postoperative anxiety and depression with fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) and sleep disorders in patients with oral cancer. Anxiety or depression was common after surgery and was accompanied by moderate-to-high levels of FCR and sleep disorders. There was a significant positive correlation of anxiety and depression levels with FCR and sleep disorders. Lower educational level, disease recurrence, and higher FCR increased the risk of postoperative anxiety or depression in patients with oral cancer.