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Evaluating the Effect of SASP Factors on the Proliferation of Cancer Cells Using a Comparative Analysis of Three Distinct Methodologies
Published on: September 19, 2025
Isolating the effects of social interactions on cancer biology
Brian C Trainor1, Colleen Sweeney, Robert Cardiff
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, 2795 Second Street, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Abstract:
This perspective on Williams et al. (beginning on p. 850 in this issue of the journal) examines the connections between biological responses activated during psychosocial stress and mammary tumorigenesis. Experiments in mouse models of cancer are identifying aspects of tumor biology that may be regulated by hormones such as glucocorticoids released during psychosocial stress. Our growing understanding of the actions of glucocorticoids on breast tumors could lead to important changes in cancer treatment.
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