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How Stress Shapes Cancer's Course
- Researchers have found that chronic stress influences cancer progression and outcomes through impacts on the immune system and tumor behavior.
- This interest grew from early 2000s studies linking stress, depression, and anxiety to impaired tumor-fighting immune cells and worse cancer prognosis.
- Additional research shows stress hormones like norepinephrine and cortisol promote tumor growth and metastasis, while beta blockers can counter these effects in some patients.
- For example, one 2020 trial with 60 breast cancer patients showed beta blockers reduced inflammation and signs of tumor spread, increasing some tumor-fighting immune cells.
- These findings support integrating stress management into cancer care, as lower stress may improve treatment response, recovery, and overall patient outcomes.
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How stress shapes cancer's course | News Channel 3-12
aipicte // Shutterstock How stress shapes cancer’s course About two millennia ago, the Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen suggested that melancholia—depression brought on by an excess of “black bile” in the body—contributed to cancer. Since then, scores of researchers have investigated the association between cancer and the mind, with some going as far as to suggest that some people have a cancer-prone or “Type C” personality. Most researche…
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Is there any connection between stress and colon cancer?
Could stress contribute to colon cancer? Stress may contribute to colon cancer by affecting the body’s immune system, hormones, and digestion. Long-term stress can lead to inflammation and unhealthy habits like poor diet, smoking, or lack of exercise, which increase cancer risk. While stress alone may not directly cause colon cancer, it can create conditions […] The post Is there any connection between stress and colon cancer? appeared first on …
Have you ever felt that a worry hurts in your chest or bad news makes you breathless? It’s no coincidence. According to doctors and psychologists, chronic stress can be the silent origin of multiple diseases, from muscle aches to severe conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or even cancer. In recent years, the medical body has begun to recognize what was once almost a taboo: repressed emotions can make us sick.
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