Isolation and Stress Identified as Contributing to Breast Cancer Risk
December 07, 2009
December 07, 2009
CHICAGO, Dec. 7 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news release:
Social isolation and related stress could contribute to human breast cancer susceptibility, according to research using a rat model designed at the University of Chicago to identify environmental contributions to cancer risk.
The researchers found that isolation and stress result in a 3.3-fold increase in the risk of developing cancer among rats with naturally occurring mammary tumors.
Social isolation and related stress could contribute to human breast cancer susceptibility, according to research using a rat model designed at the University of Chicago to identify environmental contributions to cancer risk.
The researchers found that isolation and stress result in a 3.3-fold increase in the risk of developing cancer among rats with naturally occurring mammary tumors.