## Self-Reported Stress and Risk of Breast Cancer Stress and the Development of Breast Cancer: A Persistent and Popular Link Despite Contrary Evidence T he March 15, 1996 issue of Cancer published an article and editorial that raise questions regarding the role of psychosocial factors in the etiol
Self-reported stress and risk of breast cancer
โ Scribed by Felicia D. Roberts; Polly A. Newcomb; Amy Trentham-Dietz; Barry E. Storer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 422 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Many women attribute the development of their breast cancer to psychosocial factors such as stress and depression. Yet investigations of the relationship between breast cancer and stressful life events have had inconsistent outcomes, due in part to studies with small sample sizes and reliance on hospitalbased populations.
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