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Stress may help cancer cells resist treatment

Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine are the first to report that the stress hormone epinephrine causes changes in prostate and breast cancer cells that may make them resistant to cell death. “These data imply that emotional stress may contribute to the development of cancer and may also reduce the effectiveness of cancer therapys,” said George Kulik, D.V.M., Ph.D., an assistant professor of cancer biology and senior researcher on the project……..

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    Stress may help cancer cells resist treatment

    Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine are the first to report that the stress hormone epinephrine causes changes in prostate and breast cancer cells that may make them resistant to cell death. “These data imply that emotional stress may contribute to the development of cancer and may also reduce the effectiveness of cancer therapys,” said George Kulik, D.V.M., Ph.D., an assistant professor of cancer biology and senior researcher on the project……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

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  • Stress helps cancer resist treatment
  • Dealing with Stress as a Treatment for Alcohol Abuse
  • How bacteria to resist human immune defenses
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