The Social-Psychological Precursors to Cancer
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Human Stress
- Vol. 10 (1) , 4-11
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0097840x.1984.9934953
Abstract
This article attempts to review the research literature relating the possible psychosocial precursors to cancer. It explores the evidence linking personality predispositions and adverse life events to cancer, providing an indication of where future research should be pursued.Keywords
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