![A four panel comic.
The first panel shows a man and woman sat at a table. The woman is concentrating on a newspaper. The man is speaking on the phone, and looks distressed, with wide eyes and a bead of sweat running down his face. A speech bubble comes from him and reads '... Yes thank you, doctor. Thank you for ringing.'
The second panel shows the same two characters. The man has hung up the phone, which is now sat on the table. He breathes out a visible sigh of relief and is resting his head and elbows on the table. The woman continues to read her newspaper. A speech bubble from her reads 'And?'
The third panel shows the same two characters. The man is slumped over, covering his face with his hand, and tears of relief are running off his face. Speech from him reads 'Scan's OK. I'm still in remission.' The woman is examining her newspaper. Speech from her reads 'Great. Maybe now you'll buck up! You're such a bloody drama queen!'
The fourth panel shows the same two characters. The man is slumped over, with tears running down his face. He looks defeated. Speech from him reads 'Are you like this with your patients, Mandy?' The woman is looking up at the man sheepishly.](https://images.prismic.io/wellcomecollection/66f6388a-9966-4449-8387-22e300e69208_Scanxiety.jpg?w=1338&auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=&q=100)
Scanxiety. © Ian Williams for Wellcome Collection.
About the artist
Ian Williams
Dr Ian Williams is a comics artist, writer and doctor who lives in Brighton. His work includes two graphic novels, ‘The Bad Doctor‘ and ‘The Lady Doctor‘, and the third of the trilogy, ‘The Sick Doctor’, will be published in 2025. He named the area of study called graphic medicine, and is the creator and co-editor of the Graphic Medicine website. He is founder of the not-for-profit Graphic Medicine International Collective and co-author of the Eisner-nominated ‘Graphic Medicine Manifesto‘. He has produced comic strips for the Guardian newspaper, and numerous organisations, including Wellcome Collection.