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Cancerophobia

Known as: cancer fear, Cancerphobia, fear cancer 
An overwhelming, irrational, and persistent fear of being diagnosed with cancer.
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Breast cancer fear in African American breast cancer survivors.
The purpose of this study was to describe breast cancer fear according to phase of survivorship, determine whether breast cancer… 
2007
2007
My life with cancer.
In August 2007, I was diagnosed with Testicular cancer, a month after we moved and I underwent Orchidectomy (removal of testis… 
2003
2003
[The psychological impact of mastectomy on women with breast cancer].
OBJECTIVE To investigate the psychological impact of mastectomy on women with breast cancer. METHODS Questionnaires were… 
1991
1991
Cancer, cancerphobia, and culture: reflections on attitudes in the United States and Great Britain.
  • J. Patterson
  • 20 century British history
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 45629611
Review
1990
Review
1990
Anxiety Levels and Cancer Fear in Patients Admitted for Elective Operations
Patients who are to have elective operations project varying degrees of anxiety, and many spontaneously express fear (without… 
1987
1987
Cancer knowledge and acceptance of children with cancer.
In this study, a Cancer Knowledge Questionnaire (CKQ) for elementary schoolchildren was developed and the relationship of cancer… 
1986
1986
[Differential diagnosis of psychosomatic deglutition disorders].
Symptoms of dysphagia and chronic vomiting often are categorized as being elicited by psychogenic factors, when no explanation… 
1984
1984
Fear of cancer among patients in general practice.
The general practitioners dealing with cancer has other parameters than statistics of incidence and prevalence. In 400… 
1984
1984
Sexual Counseling for the Nontherapist
Sexual health is a part of total health. Sexual problems can cause marital dissolution and emotional impoverishment. The… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
Health Education Theory and Practice in Cancer Control
It is something of a surprise to realize that it is 20 years since the experimental project of the then Manchester Committee on…