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Biopsychological stress factors in BRCA mutation carriers.

Psychosomatics - 1 Jan 2000

Wenzel Lari, Osann Kathyrn, Lester Jenny, Kurz Raluca, Hsieh Susie, Nelson Edward L, Karlan Beth

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OBJECTIVE: Cancer risk-related stressors are prominent among BRCA mutation carriers. Loss of one's mother to a BRCA-associated cancer is an additional stressor, which may be related to an enhanced inflammatory response. This study examined the effect of mother's vital status on psychological factors and stress-associated biomarkers among BRCA mutation carriers. The role of bereavement on biopsychological...

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PMID: 23157996
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2012.06.007
PMCID: PMC4572843

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