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Reducing Your Risk — Stress Management
Does Stress Cause Cancer?
While some research has shown that animals exposed to stress
have higher rates of breast and other cancer, the same findings
have not been confirmed in human studies. To date, stress
has not been proven to be a risk factor in breast cancer.
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Although stress has not been scientifically shown to have
an impact on the risk of developing breast cancer, a study
of women with breast cancer has shown that they blame stress
more than any other factor as a cause of their breast cancer.
Researchers at the University Health Network at University
of Toronto interviewed 378 breast cancer survivors and found
that of the women interviewed, 42.2% felt stress was the main
reason they developed cancer, this was followed by genetics
(26.7%), environment (25.5%) and hormones (23.9%). ref
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Stress Management cont'd
Stress is a part of our everyday lives. In many ways
it enhances our lives by providing us with exciting
challenges. But left unmanaged, chronic stress can compromise
your physical and mental well-being. Studies examining
the effects of stress have shown that the physical and
emotional reactions we call stress do weaken the immune
system leaving the body more susceptible to illness.
At the very least, reducing your personal stress will
have a positive impact on your general health and well-being.
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