Are you afraid of getting cancer? 3 tips for managing it

There are women who don't go to the doctor for fear of knowing that they are sick, but if so, wouldn't it be better to know in time? We will differentiate between natural uncertainty and irrational fear related to cancer.

It seems clear that The fact that we don't check ourselves up It does not reduce the risk of suffering from all types of diseases and yet, many people are so afraid of a possible complex diagnosis that they avoid even going to the doctor.

And, in this sense, we can talk about Cancerophobia or, as I'm sure you already guessed, “fear of cancer”¹, which has gained special relevance given the impact of this disease on international mortality.

El breast cancer It is the most common among women around the world and is increasing in developing countries², that's why I understand your fear. However, it's time to talk about cancer (even with fear).

La Dr. Valeria Cáceres, Head of the Department of Clinical Oncology of the Oncological Institute Ángel H. Roffo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ensures that a patient with a tumor smaller than one centimeter and without involved ganglia in the armpit, you have a cure chance of up to 95%³. Hence the importance of normalizing this disease, its signs and symptoms.

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”

Nelson Mandela.

How to stop fear from paralyzing you?

I don't mean to ask you to hold back your emotions, quite the contrary. Monitor your Health, in particular the health of your breasts, It's a way to be calm. Here are some tips Stop Prevent fear from controlling you:

1. Get informed. Consultation reliable sources; ignore rumors, data, or information that doesn't come from official sites, certified doctors, and health institutions. Yes Googleas your symptoms, don't get obsessed with your search results and get a studio in shape.
2. Fear is natural. It has the function of Warn us of imminent danger and, although it can be quite an unpleasant emotion, listening to it and doing something about it could be enough to keep it from taking hold of us. If there's something you're worried about, take care.
3. Take care of your thoughts and your words. It might sound a lot Hippie (and it is), but the Language Positive is key to rationalizing emotion, “it makes you much more attentive”⁴, affirms Luis Castellanos, Doctor in Pure Philosophy and Researcher.

Feel the fear, take a deep breath and let it go. And so, as many times as necessary. Remember that Prevention is the best medicine, so commit to yourself, to your health and share this message. Love you, but love yourself healthy.

References:

[1] Senra, A. (2004). Hippocratic comments on culture and medical knowledge. https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=kHu8mBuuhtUC&pg=PA147&lpg=PA147&dq=cancerofobia&source=bl&ots=jCwSTRISQc&sig=ACfU3U3ScU6St1Q7TQtojEBqau-nU3RsLA&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji9v_rnozsAhUKRK0KHVZfDx84ChDoATAEegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=cancerofobia&f=false

[2] Breast cancer: prevention and control. (s.f.). World Health Organization.

[3] Breast cancer: detected early, has up to a 95% chance of cure. (February 4, 2019). Roche. https://www.roche.com.ar/en/press_room/press_releases/breast cancer--detected-on-time--has-up-a-95-of-likely-of-cure.html

[4] Castellanos, L. [We Learn Together]. (April 18, 2018). If you take care of words, language will take care of you, Luis Castellano [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IDiTMzR100