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Evidence has supported the association between psychological factors and cancer biology; however, findings are equivocal on the role of psychosocial factors in cancer progression. This study generates a hypothesis of mechanistic variables by examining the clinical effects of psychosocial factors and...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Cohen, Steven W Cole, Anil K Sood, Sarah Prinsloo, Clemens Kirschbaum, Jesusa M G Arevalo, Nicholas B Jennings, Shellie Scott, Luis Vence, Qi Wei, Diane Kentor, Laszlo Radvanyi, Nizar Tannir, Eric Jonasch, Pheroze Tamboli, Louis Pisters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3409855?pdf=render