Different Cancer Risks for Women and Men With Adverse Childhood Experiences, Study Finds
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Jacob's Institute of Women's Health issued the following news:
People who experience abuse or other adverse events in childhood face higher lifetime risks for several diseases, including cancer, but those risks may not be evenly distributed. When researchers examined eight kinds of adverse childhood experiences, they found seven of those experiences to be associated with higher cancer risks in women, whereas only one - emotional abuse - was linked to grea . . .
People who experience abuse or other adverse events in childhood face higher lifetime risks for several diseases, including cancer, but those risks may not be evenly distributed. When researchers examined eight kinds of adverse childhood experiences, they found seven of those experiences to be associated with higher cancer risks in women, whereas only one - emotional abuse - was linked to grea . . .