Research Article Breast Cancer Survivors’ Perceptions of Prevention versus Control of Future Cancer Recurrence Monira Alwhaibi, 1,2 Christa L. Lilly , 3 Hannah Hazard , 4,5 and Kimberly M. Kelly 5,6 1 College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 Medication Safety Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3 School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA 4 School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA 5 West Virginia University Cancer Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA 6 School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Kimberly M. Kelly; kmkelly@hsc.wvu.edu Received 10 July 2018; Revised 15 March 2019; Accepted 14 April 2019; Published 2 May 2019 Academic Editor: Vladimir F. Semiglazov Copyright © 2019 Monira Alwhaibi et al. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. Te Institute of Medicine has established Survivorship Care Planning as a critical component of cancer care to ensure that cancer survivors receive the appropriate follow-up care in a timely manner and support cancer survivors in dealing with the risk of recurrence, yet little is known about how cancer survivors think about preventing or controlling future cancer recurrence. Tis study sought to assess breast cancer women’s perceived prevention and perceived control of future cancer recurrence. Methods. Women with a history of breast cancer (n=114) were surveyed, and data were analyzed using concurrent mixed methods. Binary logistic regression models examined predictors of perceived prevention and perceived control of cancer recurrence. Results. Most women perceived that they could control cancer recurrence (89%); few (30%) perceived that they could prevent cancer recurrence. Women reported components of the timeline (e.g., early diagnosis), identity (e.g., cancer in body), causes (e.g., hereditary), consequences (e.g., witness success), and cure/control (e.g., exercise) or lack of cure/control. Women who reported lack of control were less likely to perceive that they could control cancer recurrence. Women who reported causes were less likely to perceive that they could prevent or control cancer recurrence. Conclusions. Women’s perceptions about the prevention and control of cancer recurrence are important and diferent factors in the minds of women with breast cancer. Most women believed they could control cancer recurrence; however, few believed they could prevent cancer recurrence. Interventions to focus on control of cancer recurrence, focusing on evidence-based clinical and lifestyle interventions, are needed. 1. Introduction Breast cancer is among the top causes of disability of older women globally [1]. It accounts for 30% of the total cancer cases and 15% of cancer deaths [2, 3]. Te use of more efective and less toxic medications has resulted in an increasing rate of survivorship among women with breast cancer, with the relative survival rate at 10 years afer diagnosis for combined stages of breast cancer being over 80% in the United States [4]. Moreover, breast cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing a future cancer than individuals who have no prior cancer history [5, 6]. Tis large and growing population calls for increasing attention to clinical decision-making in the cancer care context in terms of beliefs about prevention and control of recurrence for those who survive their initial breast cancer. Te Institute of Medicine has established Survivorship Care Plans (SCPs) as a critical component of cancer care that should be provided to cancer survivors upon completion of treatment. SCPs can include follow-up screening, signs of recurrence, monitoring and managing psychosocial efects, guidelines for lifestyle modifcations and health promotion activities, and empowering cancer survivors to support for their own healthcare needs [7, 8]. Tis information can Hindawi International Journal of Breast Cancer Volume 2019, Article ID 2652180, 12 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2652180