Stress is a common belief among breast cancer patients and the public to explain variation
in breast cancer incidence. Epidemiological studies interrogating the relationship between …

A vast body of research has been carried out to examine the relationship between
psychological stress and the risk of breast cancer. Previous reviews on this issue have …

Purpose: Elucidation of the factors contributing to the incidence of breast cancer is of crucial
importance for the development of preventive or therapeutic strategies targeting the disease …

Despite genetic discoveries and delineation of predominant risk factors,'the notion that
breast cancer results from depression or stress persists in popular books, magazine stories …

BACKGROUND Many women attribute the development of their breast cancer to
psychosocial factors such as stress and depression. Yet investigations of the relationship …

Background Women diagnosed with breast cancer frequently attribute their cancer to
psychological stress, but scientific evidence is inconclusive. We investigated whether …

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women in Western societies. Studies
examining the relationship between stressful life events and breast cancer risk have …

Objective: To examine associations among life events stress, social support, and breast
cancer incidence in a cohort of postmenopausal women. Design and main outcome …

Objective The relationship between psychological stress and breast cancer risk is unclear.
The present study sought to understand how stressfulness appraisal of salient Life Events …

Objective The possible impact of stress on cancer incidence remains controversial. We
prospectively evaluated associations between life event stressors, social support …