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Stronger endocrine responses after brief psychological stress in women at familial risk of breast cancer.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 May 2003
Gold S M, Zakowski S G, Valdimarsdottir H B, Bovbjerg D H
Abstract excerpt
Recent research has linked exposure to chronic stress to altered acute stress responses and suggests a sensitizing effect of chronic stress leading to a stronger endocrine and cardiovascular response to acute stressors. Substantial evidence indicates that familial breast cancer risk is a chronic life stressor with higher levels of self reported distress. In this study, we investigated whether the endocrine...
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