Re: Paranoid about family history cancer risk
Originally Posted by
WorriedOlive
Hi everyone,
I suffer from bad health anxiety and whilst I was visiting my parents yesterday we found out my dads cousin has been diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer.
Most cases of pancreatic cancer are not genetic. You mention one family member who has it? Genetic PC is very rare, and you would know about it if this was the case with your family.
I hope this doesn’t seem crazy and a completely Selfish response to someone else’s illness, but I really struggle with perspective on health things and I just don’t want something else to add fuel to my fire.
Thanks
It's a health anxiety response to someone else's illness - which is how most of us come to develop the disorder in the first place.
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