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Stress and cancer.

C Burgess1

  • 1Faith Courtauld Unit for Human Studies in Cancer, King's College School of Medicine & Dentistry, London.

Cancer Surveys
|January 1, 1987
PubMed
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Investigating the link between stress and cancer is complex. While stress may influence cancer recurrence, its role in cancer onset remains unclear due to methodological challenges.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoneuroimmunology
  • Oncology
  • Psychophysiology

Background:

  • The definition and impact of stress on health, particularly cancer, are extensively studied.
  • While historical observations suggest a link between stress and cancer onset, early research faced methodological limitations.
  • Current research explores stress's psychophysiological effects, with potential hormonal or immunological mediation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the complex relationship between stress and cancer.
  • To evaluate the evidence for stress influencing cancer onset versus recurrence.
  • To discuss methodologies for measuring stress and its impact on cancer outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on stress and cancer.
  • Analysis of experimental animal studies and human observational data.

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  • Comparison of different stress measurement techniques (questionnaires vs. interviews).

    • Main Results:

    • Contradictory and inconclusive results exist for stress's role in cancer onset.
    • The causal link between stress and cancer onset is difficult to establish due to timing uncertainties.
    • Stress may play a more significant role in cancer recurrence or reactivation than in initial onset.

    Conclusions:

    • Establishing a definitive link between stress and cancer onset remains methodologically challenging.
    • Investigating the role of stress in cancer recurrence presents a more promising research direction.
    • Future studies should employ robust methodologies, including validated stress measures and control for confounding variables like personality and social support.