Stress can weaken the immune system of a person that will help in development of cancer. Also, stress makes a person habituated to unhealthy lifestyles which also makes an important factor in development of cancer.
Stress has been associated with the pathogenesis of cancer. Chronic stress results in the activation of specific signaling pathways in cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment, leading to tumor growth and progression. Please take a look at the following PDF attachment.
Stress can weaken the immune system of a person that will help in development of cancer. Also, stress makes a person habituated to unhealthy lifestyles which also makes an important factor in development of cancer.
“It’s hard to show causality because there are so many factors that go into the development of cancer — environmental (stress included), but also genetic factors and unknown factors,”
Allyson Ocean, MD, oncologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.