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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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Fear of musculoskeletal cancer
General and unspecified fear of cancer NOS

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Attitudinal and socio-structural determinants of cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination uptake: a quantitative multivariate analysis
AimThe introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine enables for the first time in the history of cancer prevention the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Gender differences in perceptions of cancer.
The purpose of this study was to consider gender differences in laypeople's beliefs about and explanations of cancer. Over 700… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in women undergoing prophylactic mastectomy.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Why do postmenopausal women discontinue hormone replacement therapy?
Review
1995
Review
1995
Digital rectal examinations and prostate cancer screening: attitudes of African American men.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore the relationship between attitudes toward digital rectal examination (DRE) and participation in… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
The menopause revisited
  • Göran Samsioe
  • International journal of gynaecology and…
  • 1995
  • Corpus ID: 43723714
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Compliance Behavior in Women With Abnormal Pap Smears: Developing and Testing a Decision Model
This study investigated the reasons why women choose whether or not to seek treatment after being notified about an abnormal Pap… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Long-term psychological sequelae of mastectomy and breast conserving treatment for breast cancer.
Psychiatric and psychosocial adaptation to two types of treatment for primary breast cancer, modified radical mastectomy and… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Psychosocial Sequelae in Long-Term Survivors of Testicular Cancer
Eighty-eight men with a diagnosis of either seminomatous or nonseminomatous testicular cancer were recruited for intensive… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Teaching interviewing skills to medical students: the issue of 'countertransference'.
The study reported here revealed a very high incidence of unrecognized feelings toward the patient ("countertransference") and… 
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