carcinophobia
Fear of malignancy
Carcinophobia is an intense, irrational fear of developing cancer.
The anxiety often persists despite reassurance from doctors or negative test results, and may lead to obsessive self-examination or avoidance of anything associated with the disease: Her carcinophobia made routine checkups unbearable.
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
sweating · palpitations · hypervigilance · avoidance · insomnia · nightmares · nausea · heart-pounding
Lacking sound judgment
- disorderAbsence of organization
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- hypochondriaExcessive illness worry
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
compulsion · catastrophizing · maladaptive · psychosomatic · somatization
Cancer medicine specialty
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
lymphoma · leukemia · melanoma · sarcoma · radiation · biopsy · remission · prognosis
Dread of perishing
- hypochondriaExcessive illness worry
- cancerophobiaFear of malignant disease
Curative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
desensitization · mindfulness · medication · anxiolytics · antidepressants · psychologist
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
nervousness · sweating · palpitations · hypervigilance · avoidance · insomnia · nightmares · nausea · heart-pounding · catastrophizing
irrational
Lacking sound judgment
- disorderAbsence of organization
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- hypochondriaExcessive illness worry
obsession · compulsion · catastrophizing · maladaptive · psychosomatic · somatization
oncology
Cancer medicine specialty
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
metastasis · lymphoma · leukemia · melanoma · sarcoma · radiation · biopsy · remission · prognosis · oncologist
thanatophobia
Dread of perishing
- hypochondriaExcessive illness worry
- cancerophobiaFear of malignant disease
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychiatryMental health medicine
psychotherapy · desensitization · mindfulness · medication · anxiolytics · antidepressants · psychologist
diagnosis
Identification of illness
carcinophobiafearlessness
Complete lack of dread
equanimity · acceptance · unconcern · nonchalance · denial
carcinophobiawellness
Overall state of health
health security · peace of mind · safety · serenity · health
carcinophobiafearlessness
Complete lack of dread
equanimity · peace of mind · composure · serenity · unworried
carcinogen, carcinogenic, carcinoma, carcinomas, phobia, phobic, phobias, agoraphobia, claustrophobia