Stressful life events and cancer risk

Br J Cancer. 2006 Dec 4;95(11):1579-81. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603471. Epub 2006 Nov 14.

Abstract

In a prospective cohort study in Denmark of 8736 randomly selected people, no evidence was found among 1011 subjects who developed cancer that self-reported stressful major life events had increased their risk for cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Neoplasms / psychology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Stress, Psychological / complications*
  • Stress, Psychological / psychology*