Epidemiologic evidence increasingly has supported the role of biobehavioral risk factors
such as social adversity, depression, and stress in cancer progression. This review …

Whereas evidence for the role of psychosocial factors in cancer initiation has been
equivocal, support continues to grow for links between psychological factors such as stress …

Epidemiological studies indicate that stress, chronic depression and lack of social support
might serve as risk factors for cancer development and progression. Recent cellular and …

The influence of psychosocial factors on the development and progression of cancer has
been a longstanding hypothesis since ancient times. In fact, epidemiological and clinical …

Stress is an integral part of life. While acute responses to stress are generally regarded as
beneficial in dealing with immediate threats, chronic exposure to threatening stimuli exerts …

Clinical and animal studies now support the notion that psychological factors such as stress,
chronic depression, and lack of social support might promote tumor growth and progression …

Stress-induced immune dysregulation results in significant health consequences for immune
related disorders including viral infections, chronic autoimmune disease, and tumor growth …

The possibility of links between psychosocial factors and cancer incidence and progression
have generated considerable scientific and public interest. As early as the mid-1920Õs …

Observations indicating a link between psychosocial stress and cancer can be traced back
almost 2 millennia. However, the pathways and mechanisms interconnecting them has only …

Psychosocial factors such as stress, personality, and social support relate to differences in
disease progression in cancer patients. Neuroendocrine substances associated with …