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Onco-anxiology is defined by three commitments: anxiety-specific targeting, a longitudinal lens, and explicit attention to cancer-specific anxiety mechanisms. Physiological measurement is positioned as a research direction and an optional adjunct rather than a defining feature, and the framework is offered as a way of organising care within psycho-oncology rather than as a claim to a new sub-specialty.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A focused framework may improve identification and treatment of anxiety in oncology. 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