High levels of daily stress may lower risk of breast cancer

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: September 10, 2005

EXCERPT: High levels of daily stress appear to result in a lower risk of developing breast cancer for the first time, says a study in this week's BMJ. But high stress may put women at risk of other serious illnesses warn the researchers, a team from Denmark. more

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Nielsen NR, Zhang ZF, Kristensen TS, Netterstrom B, Schnohr P, Gronbaek M. Self reported stress and risk of breast cancer: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2005 Sep 10;331(7516):548. Epub 2005 Aug 15. PMID: 16103031 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]