Indian Explorer of Social Sciences & Humanities
Year : 2018, Volume : 12, Issue : 1
First page : ( 54) Last page : ( 59)
Print ISSN : 2320-2963.

Role of stress in initiation and progression of cancer: An overview

Singh Astha¹, Singh U.P.²

¹Research Scholar in Psychology, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya

²Professor of Psychology, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya

Online published on 3 July, 2021.

Abstract

Whether there is a relationship between stress and cancer? A number of researchers are of the view that stress has so many health consequences including cancer too. The epidemiological studies conducted from this point of view in the last three decades suggest that chronic stress plays significant role in the causation and progression of cancer. Cancer is a serious health problem in India and it has increased by 324 percent between 2017 and 2019 and about eight lakh people lost their life due to cancer in the preceding year. As the medical reports suggest, it can be cured provided it is detected in its early stage and proper medical help is made available to the patients. There are a number of causes of cancer and its types are also varied. In some of the previous studies, attempts have been made to ascertain the psychological outcomes also of the cancer and how such problems can be managed to improve the mental health status and quality of life of cancer patients. As regards this paper, it deals with the concept of cancer, its types and consequences focusing especially on stress as experienced by the cancer patients and the possible relationship between stress and cancer.

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Keywords

Cancer, Types of cancer, Prevalence of cancer, Stress.

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