Stress and Depression Could Cause Cancer Spread

maize

Cancer fear factor fight

STRESS and depression could cause breast cancer to spread to the bone, an international study has found.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/cancer-fear-factor-fight/story-fndo317g-1226430375787

Racy

This is so interesting. cp418 posted a link referencing this same study yesterday.



I have looked at the Denosumab? thread.



It certainly raises a ? about the importance of minimising stress.

maize

Racy,

Thanks for telling me about this.

dlb823

Very interesting.  Thanks for posting.

dlb823

Here's another article I just read related to this topic that poses the question, could Beta Blockers (high blood pressure meds) help prevent bone mets:   http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/247934.php 

Deanna 

etherize

Great.  So now I can be scared about being scared.  Not complaining about you all posting this, I appreciate it.  

I just wish it were a more hopeful study.

pupmom

I totally relate to this. The 5 years before my bc dx were the most stressful of my entire life. Since day 1 I've believed that boatload of stress brought on my cancer or cased it to become invasive.

Of course the study is about metastasis, but if stress affects that, logically it could affect getting bc to begin with. 

Dakota212

Yorkiemom,



Everybody keeps telling me the stress I have been under for the last three years has definitely berna factor. I am starting to believe them

wallycat

My twin is on an emergency call type job...talk about stress...plus she works second shift....and does not take care of herself....no cancer.

If stress is a cause, I shudder to think how many more cases should be dx. I also fear I am a nervous type, so I guess that means I am doomed ...sigh.

jenn333

Nothing like the risk of bone mets to reduce stress.  Sheesh ...