cancerophobia

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cancerophobia

(ˌkænsərəʊˈfəʊbɪə)

(Medicine) a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer

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cancerophobia

carcinomophobia.

can·cer·o·pho·bi·a

n. cancerofobia, fobia a contraer cáncer.

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