scanxiety
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scanxiety (uncountable)
- (informal) Anxiety experienced while waiting to undergo a medical scan or receive the results of one.
- 2011, Lori Hope, Help Me Live: 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know, Celestial Arts, →ISBN, page 163:
- Even now, almost nine years after Dr. Jablons declared me cured, when I have a "scanxiety" attack or see a frightening cancer headline, I replay his words in my mind and remind myself that I will likely live to play with my son's children and maybe even spend my retirement savings.
- 2014 April 25, Erin Ellis, “Mother finds unique way to share her cancer story with others”, in The Vancouver Sun:
- “It’s an amazing step in our healing journey, as it can be nerve wracking to go through the ‘scanxiety’ every six months,” says Teicher.