Cancer phobia, also known as carcinophobia, is a common phobia and an anxiety disorder characterized by the chronic fear of developing cancer. It can manifest in tremendous feelings …

2023年11月15日 · Thankfully, research by pioneers like Paul Slovic has revealed the psychological details of our affective risk perception system. That work has identified several …

2019年9月10日 · Googling symptoms in the middle of the night (or anytime) isn't going to make you feel better. There’s no doubt about it: Cancer is scary. But sometimes the fear of cancer is …

2023年3月27日 · Fear of cancer, or carcinophobia, emanates from our view of the disease as vicious, unpredictable, and indestructible. It brings up thanatophobia (fear of death), and …

2023年11月13日 · Only 5 percent of people said cancer was the cause of death they feared most, trailing tuberculosis, smallpox, lockjaw, consumption, leprosy—even being crushed in a rail …

Carcinophobia is a relatively rare phobia and it refers to the irrational and extreme fear of getting cancer. It is normal to have a degree of fear of any disease and, let’s face it, being diverse and …

2021年2月5日 · When the persistent fear of cancer rises to the level of an overt phobia it is known as cancer phobia or carcinophobia. It may lead to repeated medical examinations that fail to …

In some ways our fear of cancer exceeds the risk, and the fear does great harm all by itself. “Curing Cancer-phobia How Risk, Fear, and Worry Mislead Us” explores the history and …

2023年11月28日 · In Curing Cancerphobia, David Ropeik reveals the fascinating historical and psychological roots of our fear of cancer and documents the dramatic health and financial …

2023年1月17日 · Deaths from cancer are down, yet we still fear cancer more than any disease. The fear of cancer can iteself cause serious harm. Thousands are harmed from treatment for …