“…In addition, although positive outcome levels were correlated in partners and survivors (supporting previous findings from prostate cancer survivors and their partners [53]), the actual agreement on the endorsement of individual items was low which supports previous findings regarding differences between partners' and patients' perspectives [13,37]. Differing perspectives may influence relationship dynamics and contribute towards relationship difficulties experienced by some couples after cancer [15,32,39,54]. In sum, findings indicate that partners and survivors experience both unique and shared needs and positive outcomes, but they evaluate these differently.…”