Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Emotional stress reduces effectiveness of prostate cancer therapies in animal model

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center indicates that stress is not just an emotional side effect of a cancer diagnosis; it also can reduce the effectiveness of prostate cancer drugs and accelerate the development of prostate cancer. The findings are published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Hassan S, et al. Behavioral stress accelerates prostate cancer development in mice. J Clin Invest. 2013 Jan 25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23348742

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