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The role of depression in the development of breast cancer: analysis of registry data from a single institute.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2000
Montazeri Ali, Jarvandi Soghra, Ebrahimi Mandana, Haghighat Shahpar, Ansari Mariam
Abstract excerpt
Although controversial, the belief that developing breast cancer may be associated with psychological distress is not uncommon. The present study examined the role of psychological variables in the development of breast cancer in women attending a breast clinic for medical examination in Tehran, Iran. During a three-year period (1997-1999) a trained female nurse interviewed all women attending the Iranian Center...
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