Background. Epidemiological evidence continues to accumulate on the effect of
psychosocial and behavioral factors in relation to cancer risk, progression, and mortality …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths due to its high incidence, late
diagnosis, and limited success in clinical treatment. Prevention therefore is critical to help …

The high incidence cancer rates are due to factors such as behavior, occupational
exposures, genetics, environmental pollution and infections. The aim of this study was to …

Simple Summary Benzo (a) pyrene is a ubiquitously present environmental contaminant that
induces lung cancer after being converted into active metabolites via aryl hydrocarbon …

Background Cardiovascular disease and cancer share a common risk factor: chronic
stress/allostatic load (AL). A 1‐point increase in AL is linked to up to a 30% higher risk of …

Simple Summary Several studies have demonstrated the association between stress and
cancer. This study investigates the association between major stressful life events and the …

Simple Summary Despite an overall reduction in lung cancer incidence and mortality rates
worldwide, African Americans remain disproportionately affected by lung cancer in terms of …

Background Studies examining the relationships of stressful life events and cancer yielded
inconsistent findings, while relevant evidence in mainland China is scarce. The current study …

Simple Summary Allostatic load is a biomarker of chronic stress. It has been implicated in
the etiology of multiple chronic diseases. However, the role of allostatic load in lung …

Background It remains uncertain whether there is a causal association of the use of beta-
blockers (BBs) on lung cancer risk. We used a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) …