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Stress og kreft

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Eksperimentelle studier på dyr har vist at stress bidrar til oppståelse, vekst og spredning av visse svulsttyper. Det finnes også studier som viser sammenheng mellom stress og kreftsykdommer blant mennesker, men den vitenskapelige dokumentasjonen for en slik sammenheng er ikke overveldende13-15. Forskerne tror det er en sammenheng, men det er vanskeligere å avsløre denne ved kreftsykdom enn f.eks. ved hjertekarsykdom.

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Det antas at stress i høyere grad påvirker vekst og tilbakefall av eksisterende kreftsykdom, enn å være den utløsende årsaken fra starten av sykdommen.

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