Psychosocial interventions in breast cancer: to light a candle

A broad literature supports the importance of lifestyle, stress, and other psychosocial variables as independent risk factors for cancer and other diseases. To alleviate their effects, progress can be made through well‐designed clinical trials.

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Published inCancer Vol. 115; no. 24; pp. 5617 - 5619
Main Author Kaufmann, Peter G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.12.2009
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - mortality
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Clinical Trials as Topic
Female
Humans
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - prevention & control
Psychotherapy
Research Design
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Summary:A broad literature supports the importance of lifestyle, stress, and other psychosocial variables as independent risk factors for cancer and other diseases. To alleviate their effects, progress can be made through well‐designed clinical trials.
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ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/cncr.24659