Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center Archives

Feeling “scanxiety”? Here’s how to cope

By Alana Yanagida, LCSW | October 9, 2025

In the hospital waiting room, the mature adult female surgeon smiles as she gives the unrecognizable female family member good news.

Alana Yanagida, LCSW, is a behavioral health therapist at the Inova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center. The center’s behavioral health team provides counseling and guidance related to cancer screening and prevention. What is scanxiety? Scanxiety is emotional distress – fear, anxiety and worry – related to medical scans, imaging and tests. Although the term…

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