The notion that stress and cancer are interlinked has dominated lay discourse for decades.
More recent animal studies indicate that stress can substantially facilitate cancer …

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effects of psycho-oncologic interventions on
emotional distress and quality of life in adult patients with cancer. Methods Literature …

Cancer diagnosis and treatment constitute profoundly stressful experiences involving
unique and common challenges that generate uncertainty, fear, and emotional distress …

Importance Recent estimates suggest that more than 50% of all deaths worldwide are
currently attributable to inflammation-related diseases. Psychosocial interventions may …

The range of psychosocial stress factors/processes (eg, chronic stress, distress states,
co**, social adversity) were reviewed as they relate to immune variables in cancer along …

Research over the past three to four decades has clearly established that psychological
stress affects clinically relevant immune system outcomes, including inflammatory …

Purpose This systematic review was intended to identify the effectiveness and inclusion of
essential components of self-management education interventions to support patients with …

Over the past several decades, stress research has experienced a broadening of its
pathologic focus to encompass the concept of resilience. There is a wealth of research on …

Purpose To compare the efficacy of the following two empirically supported group
interventions to help distressed survivors of breast cancer cope: mindfulness-based cancer …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …