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How to deal with ‘scanxiety’

'Scanxiety' or scan anxiety is something many cancer survivors will understand, but how do you de...

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18.30 6 Nov 2025


How to deal with ‘scanxiety’


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18.30 6 Nov 2025


'Scanxiety' or scan anxiety is something many cancer survivors will understand, but how do you deal with the worry in the days leading up to a scan?

Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss is Professor Seamus O’Reilly, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Cork University Hospital and Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.


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