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Carcenophobia plzz help
I have very much fear of cancer... My age is 21 male ... I'm a 2nd year medico... I've seen my granny dying from Brest cancer 2 yrs ago... Now I use to see cancer patients in my collage... N I'm very much afraid of the disease... I know it's silly coz I will be treating the patients in future...
Suddenly I noticed a pearl size lump umder my armpit... It's from 1.5 month... Sometimes slightly painful sometimes not...its not growing... It's not visible from outside but can be felt under the skin... It's one part is attached to the skin and other can be felt slightly rolling or movable...
I'm have a history of gynecomastia..
My weight is 85 ...height is 5'11
Plzz help...my phobia is extending very much..
I started having bad dreams about the disease
... N anxiety level is increasing
Plzz help
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Dear Junior colleague,
As the population is ageing and communicable diseases are decreasing, we are expected to diagnose more cancers in the coming years. Every family now got someone with cancer. It’s very normal to have a high health anxiety when near and dear ones get some disease, but as a medic we should be scientific enough not to make into a phobia. With Corona stress, we all are undergoing tough times including your parents and innumerable number of patients waiting to be treated by you. Keep your spirits high and avoid overthinking.
All lumps are not cancer unless proved.
It’s time you have to show this lesion to a GP and get a biopsy if needed. Reading through history, as an oncologist I am not very worried about diagnosis of tumor but to be on the safer side, we should rule out objectively as it’s an era of evidence based medicine.
Next Steps
Consult your GP and get a biopsy if needed.
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Practice some mind relaxation techniques to reduce anxiety and if needed talk to your psychiatrist.
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You need to be clinically examined by a Surgeon or Oncosurgeon. Unlikely to be cancer. Need not panic. Reactive lymph node enlargement is common. Please do not manipulate your gynaecomastia as repeated trauma can cause the lymph nodes to be enlarged.
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Consult a Surgeon for complete examination
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Need not worry
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