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Biobehavioral approaches to cancer progression and survival: Mechanisms and interventions.

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Over the last decade, there have been groundbreaking strides in our understanding of the multiple biological pathways by which psychosocial and behavioral factors can affect cancer progression. It is now clear that biobehavioral factors not only affect cellular immunity but both directly and indirectly modulate fundamental processes in cancer growth, including inflammation, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis. There is also an emerging understanding of how psychological and behavioral factors used in interventions can impact these physiological processes. This review outlines our current understanding of the physiological mechanisms by which psychological, social, and behavioral processes can affect cancer progression. The intervention literature is discussed, along with recommendations for future research to move the field of biobehavioral oncology forward.

Source: American Psychologist

DOI: 10.1037/a0035730

Authors: Susan K. Lutgendorf, Barbara L. Andersen

Institutions: University of Iowa, The Ohio State University

Language: English

Topic: Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response

Subfield: Cancer Research

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Cancer Institute