ReviewFuture oncology (London, England)2010
Impact of stress on cancer metastasis.
Review in Future oncology (London, England), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 245 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
245 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effects of Psychological and Environmental Stress on Micronutrient Concentrations in the Body: A Review of the Evidence.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological Stress and Cellular Aging in Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2019Pooled it
- Prostate cancer in firefighting and police work: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2017Pooled it
- The Effect of Electroencephalographic Biofeedback Therapy on Anxiety and Overall Well-being in Patients with Rectal Cancer.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2025Trial
- Psychoneuroendocrinological effects of music therapy versus mindfulness in palliative care: results from the 'Song of Life' randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Trial
- Acute effect of orange chromatic environment on perceived health status, pain, and vital signs during chemotherapy treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Trial
- Exercise, supportive group therapy, and mood profile of Greek cancer patients: intervention effect and related comparisons.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Trial
- The Effect of Clown Intervention on Self-Report and Biomarker Measures of Stress and Fatigue in Pediatric Osteosarcoma Inpatients: A Pilot Study.Integrative cancer therapies · 2018Trial
- COVID-19 Infection Is Associated With Higher Stress in Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples: Results From a Cross-Sectional Survey.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Potential benefits of local radiotherapy in addition to adjuvant chemotherapy in female patients with triple-negative breast cancer in the absence of distant metastases: a SEER database analysis.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Racial Disparity in Ductal Carcinoma in Situ: Risk-Predictive and Actionable Biomarkers for Early Intervention.Cancers · 2026Review
- Chronic Stress, Immune Suppression, and Cancer Occurrence: Unveiling the Connection Using Survey Data and Predictive Models.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association Between Allostatic Load and Incident Colorectal Cancer-A Prospective Study in a Multiethnic Asian Population.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the role of marital status on survival and stage at diagnosis in early-onset colorectal cancer by race/ethnicity.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The role of circadian disruption, sleep dysregulation, lifestyle factors, and metabolic reprogramming in the pathogenesis and progression of ovarian cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Center · 2026Review
- Psychosocial interventions indicate prolonged survival in cancer patients in a systematic review, meta-analysis, and multiverse meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Communications psychology · 2026Article
- Sex differences in the association of emotional approach coping with stress and quality of life among patients with renal cell carcinoma.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
- Research status and progress on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and pulmonary nodules.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Exercise Duration Modulates Cortisol Release and Chronic Cortisol Exposure Jeopardises T Cell Effector Functions.Immunology · 2026Article
- Depression increases the risk of contracting genital herpes and genital wart in U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis.Medicine · 2025Article
185 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The influence of psychosocial factors on the development and progression of cancer has been a longstanding hypothesis since ancient times. In fact, epidemiological and clinical studies over the past 30 years have provided strong evidence for links between chronic stress, depression and social isolation and cancer progression. By contrast, there is only limited evidence for the role of these behavioral factors in cancer initiation. Recent cellular and molecular studies have identified specific signaling pathways that impact cancer growth and metastasis. This article provides an overview of the relationship between psychosocial factors, specifically chronic stress, and cancer progression.
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