Self-Reported Stress and Risk of Endometrial Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study
- 1 May 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Psychosomatic Medicine
- Vol. 69 (4) , 383-389
- https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0b013e31804301d3
Abstract
Objectives: To assess a possible relationship between perceived stress and first-time incidence of primary endometrial cancer. Psychological stress may affect the synthesis and metabolism of estrogens and thereby be related to risk of endometrial cancer.Keywords
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