Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Doctors Mistook Brain Tumor for Spider Phobia, Woman Now Terminal
Amy, a former athlete, had a brain tumor doctors initially thought was related to a spider phobia.
She had surgery and other treatments, and seemed to recover for a while.
Unfortunately, the cancer came back.
Doctors now say she has a short time left to live.
Astrocytomas are brain tumors.
The article also shares information about astrocytomas, the different grades, and who they affect.
Amy Carr's initial symptoms were mistaken for arachnophobia.
She was later diagnosed with a grade four astrocytoma.
She underwent surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
Her cancer returned after a period of remission.
Doctors have given her 6-9 months to live.
- Who
- Amy Carr, a former England football star.
- What
- Doctors misdiagnosed Carr's brain tumor symptoms as a spider phobia and her cancer has returned.
- When
- Carr was initially diagnosed years ago and the cancer has recently relapsed.
- Where
- UK
- Why
- Initial symptoms were mistaken, leading to a delay in accurate diagnosis.
- Patient
- Amy Carr
- Initial Misdiagnosis
- Arachnophobia
- Tumor Type
- Grade 4 Astrocytoma
- Current Prognosis
- 6-9 months to live
- Treatment
- Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy