Introduction: Allostatic load refers to the cumulative burden of chronic stress and life events.
It involves the interaction of different physiological systems at varying degrees of activity …

For the last five decades, science has managed to delineate the mechanisms by which
stress hormones can impact on the human brain. Receptors for glucocorticoids are found in …

Black women have a higher incidence of breast cancer before the age of 40 years, more
severe disease at all ages, and an elevated mortality risk in comparison with white women …

Allostatic load is a physiological measure of the cumulative burden of stress on the body
assessed by markers of physiological dysregulation. It is a multisystem construct that …

After decades of resistance, there is now a genuine consensus that disease cannot be
prevented or even successfully treated unless the role of stress is addressed alongside …

Persistent disparities in the burden of breast cancer between African Americans and White
Americans have been documented over many decades. Features characterizing breast …

Importance Elevated allostatic load (AL) has been associated with adverse
socioenvironmental stressors and tumor characteristics that convey poor prognosis in …

Background: Individuals with cancer experience stress throughout the cancer trajectory.
Allostatic load (AL), a cumulative multi-system measure, may have a greater value in stress …

Background: Neighborhoods are critical to understanding how environments influence
health outcomes. Prolonged environmental stressors, such as a lack of green spaces and …

This article introduces the supplement Advances in Cancer and Brain, Behavior, and
Immunity and outlines important discoveries, paradigm shifts, and methodological …