Scientists Ponder Whether Stress Affects Skin Cancer
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Does stress speed up the onset of skin cancer? The answer, in mice anyway, appears to be yes. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say that chronic stress may speed up the process in those at high risk for the disease.
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MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- The immune system's inflammatory response tends to help promote cancer tumors, but researchers at the University of California, San Diego believe that response could be used to attack cancer as well.
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CHRONIC stress appeared to shorten the life of the body&#39;s immune cells, and might compromise the body&#39;s ability to fight off disease, US researchers said.
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A previously unknown virus may be to  blame for a rare but deadly form of skin cancer, opening the  prospect of new ways to treat and prevent the condition,  scientists said on Thursday.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- In a perplexing finding, a new study suggests that exposure to sunlight may help people with melanoma live longer.
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NEW YORK  - In women, ultraviolet radiation exposure from time spent in the sun appears to boost the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- a type of cancer involving the body's lymphatic system, according to a large "population-based" study.
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NEW YORK  - Mice exposed to stress and  ultraviolet radiation develop skin cancer significantly faster  than do animals exposed to radiation only, researchers have  found. They suggest this may be relevant to people at high risk  of skin cancer.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of daily stress could explain why some women infected with malignancy-linked types of human papillomavirus (HPV) develop cervical cancer, a new study suggests.
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Scientists have identified the first direct link between stress and aging, a finding that could explain why intense, long-term emotional strain can make people get sick and grow old before their time.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Your ability to spot the warning signs of a melanoma, the most deadly skin cancer, could make all the difference.
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Dr. Sarah L. Berga is one of a handful of physician-scientists exploring how chronic stress may be the cause of some womenâs infertility.
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Psychological stress appears to speed cellular aging the equivalent of up to 17 years of normal aging. The difference shows up in telomeres, DNA-protein structures that cap the end of chromosomes.
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A stressful job has a direct biological impact on the body, raising the risk of heart disease, research shows.
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Two new studies suggest that exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is generally believed.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- Could electric light pose a cancer threat?
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A new study by researchers at the University of California and San Fransisco has indicated that Psychological stress can take off several years from your life as it makes your cells age faster.
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A new finding may explain how stress could ultimately lead to premature aging. Chronic psychological stress is associated with accelerated shortening of the caps, called