U.S. medical scientists have discovered the stress hormone epinephrine makes prostate and breast cancer cells resistant to cell death.
Researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine said they are the first to report that emotional stress might contribute to the development of cancer and might also reduce the effectiveness of cancer treatments.
Maybe this is part of the reason African-American and Hispanic women in this country have a higher rate of breast cancer.
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High Levels Of Daily Stress May Result In Lower Risk Of Breast Cancer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/09/050909221823.htm
High levels of daily stress appear to result in a lower risk ofdeveloping breast cancer for the first time, says a study in this week's British Medical Journal.
But high stress may put women at risk of other serious illnesses warn the researchers, a team from Denmark....
One explanation for the findings may be that sustained levels of high stress may affect oestrogen levels - which, over time, may have an influence on developing breast cancer. But this theory has not been tested, and research in this area so far has mainly been restricted to animals, caution the authors.
Despite the findings, the authors warn that stress-induced changes in hormonal balances are not a healthy response, and continued stress may play a damaging part in other illnesses - particularly heart disease.
Well, here is another factor that appears to lower my risk for this particular problem!
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Animal Research Suggests That Stress May Increase Risk Of Uterine Cancer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/07/040709081822.htm
Research in monkeys suggests the possibility that stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer, according to a report from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The study results also suggest that two drinks a day won't increase breast or endometrial cancer risk for postmenopausal women who don't take estrogen.
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