ReviewBreast cancer research : BCR2011
Stress and breast cancer: from epidemiology to molecular biology.
Review in Breast cancer research : BCR, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 184 citations in OpenAlex.
- Chronic psychosocial stress: a role in breast cancer etiology?Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions reduce cortisol in breast cancer patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Psychological Stress and Cellular Aging in Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2019Pooled it
- Sleep duration and the risk of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis including dose-response relationship.BMC cancer · 2018Pooled it
- Work stress and risk of cancer: meta-analysis of 5700 incident cancer events in 116,000 European men and women.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2013Pooled it
- Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor Gene Expression in HER2-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients: A Post-hoc Analysis of the NCCTG-N9831 (Alliance) Trial.Clinical breast cancer · 2022Trial
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- Stress and risk of breast cancer; findings from a large population-based incident case-control study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Adverse childhood experiences, adult adiposity, and risk of young-onset breast cancer subtypes in a population-based case-control study.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Long-term impact of stressful life events on breast cancer risk: A 36-year genetically informed prospective study in the Finnish Twin Cohort.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Association between noise pollution exposure and incident breast cancer in the Sister Study.Environmental research · 2026Article
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- Stress, breast cancer, and the epigenetic echo: moving beyond the polygenic narrative?Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Impact of Chronic Stress and Anxiety on Interleukin-6, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α and on Pathological and Immunohistochemical Parameters in Breast Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Antioxidants Acteoside and Orientin as Emerging Agents in Synergistic Cancer Therapy: A Focus on Innovative Applications.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Allostatic load and cancer risk, progression, and mortality in epidemiologic studies.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Exploring Socio-Behavioral Correlates of Metabolic and Inflammatory Risk in a University Sample Residing Along the U.S./Mexico Border: A Pilot Study Concomitantly Collecting Survey Data, Blood and Hair Samples, and Physical Measures.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Parental loss at age birth to 21 years and daughters' breast cancer and tumor characteristics.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2025Article
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- Mechanisms of stress-attributed breast cancer incidence and progression.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Stress exposure has been proposed to contribute to the etiology of breast cancer. However, the validity of this assertion and the possible mechanisms involved are not well established. Epidemiologic studies differ in their assessment of the relative contribution of stress to breast cancer risk, while physiological studies propose a clear connection but lack the knowledge of intracellular pathways involved. The present review aims to consolidate the findings from different fields of research (including epidemiology, physiology, and molecular biology) in order to present a comprehensive picture of what we know to date about the role of stress in breast cancer development.
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