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Stress, the Immune System, and Cancer

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Cancer, Stress, and Death

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A casual linkage between stress and susceptibility to infectious disease and cancer has been suggested for some time. It has further been proposed that such a relationship, if it is a meaningful one, probably involves the influence of stress on immune system function.

The study was supported in part by a grant from USPHS CA20531, CA26516, and AI17120.

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    George W. Wermers Ph.D., Jai Dev Dasgupta Ph.D. & Devendra P. Dubey Ph.D.

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Wermers, G.W., Dasgupta, J.D., Dubey, D.P. (1986). Stress, the Immune System, and Cancer. In: Day, S.B. (eds) Cancer, Stress, and Death. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9573-8_4

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