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Ophidiophobia (/ ə ˌ f ɪ d i oʊ ˈ f oʊ b i ə /), or ophiophobia (/ ˌ oʊ f i oʊ ˈ f oʊ b i ə /), is fear of snakes. It is sometimes called by the more general term herpetophobia, fear of reptiles. The word comes from the Greek words "ophis" (ὄφις), snake, and "phobia" (φοβία) meaning fear. [1]
The American Cancer Society reported that women under 65 are getting cancer at higher rates. Breast cancer cases are the most common, but female lung cancer diagnoses are also soaring.
Black women with breast cancer have a 40% higher mortality rate than white women, despite the fact that the prevalence rates of the disease between the two groups are similar. [48] In the U.S., the leading cause of death for both Black and Hispanic women is breast cancer. [48]
Then 32, Saban had been diagnosed a year prior with stage four breast cancer and her newly appointed oncologist at a New York City hospital presented her with a “grim prognosis." Almost a year ...
“Cancer is rising across the board for young people, but for women, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed,” says Zapp. “We can’t say why, but it’s likely a confluence of causes ...
Females are twice as likely to be diagnosed than males with a specific phobia (although this can depend on the stimulus). [dubious – discuss] Children and adolescents who are diagnosed with a specific phobia are at an increased risk for additional psychopathology later in life. [1]
Gynecologic cancer is a type of cancer that affects the female reproductive system, including ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, and vulvar cancer. Gynecological cancers comprise 10-15% of women's cancers, mainly affecting women past reproductive age but posing threats to fertility for younger patients. [ 1 ]
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [3] [4] Cancer can be difficult to diagnose because its signs and symptoms are often nonspecific, meaning they may be general phenomena that do not point directly to a specific disease process. [5]