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- noun Inordinate dread of contracting
cancer .
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Examples
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One not uncommon indication for prophylactic mastectomy is carcinophobia (a.k.a. cancerophobia).
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Cancerophobia or carcinophobia is an active behavior of extreme fear of cancer that can lead to repeated medical examination without giving full reassurance to the patient.
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