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Stress, Cancer, and the Mind

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Research on stress has progressed so rapidly in recent years that even our own Documentation Center has by now compiled an awe-inspiring 150,000 entries on stress and stress-related topics. The literature explosion has been even more considerable in connection with cancer research and psychosomatic medicine; this made it seem opportune in 1976 to present an overview of the entire field as it relates to virtually every facet of life in health and disease.(1) However, new developments in stress research continue to occur almost every day, and this creates a pressing need for annual overviews of the latest findings of our colleagues in this field.(2)

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    Hans Selye C.C., M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. (Late President)

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    Stacey B. Day M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. (Professor of International Health and Director, Formerly Professor and Member) (Professor of International Health and Director, Formerly Professor and Member)

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Selye, H. (1986). Stress, Cancer, and the Mind. In: Day, S.B. (eds) Cancer, Stress, and Death. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9573-8_2

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