Psychological correlates in the development of cancer: a review.
This review describes the research literature relating the possible psychological precursors to cancer, published between 1978-1987. The studies are grouped, according to their methodological design, to cross-sectional case-control studies, cross-sectional studies using pre-biopsy assessment, and prospective longitudinal studies. A theoretical framework, based on recent psychosomatic investigations, is proposed to integrate the seemingly discrepant findings.
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Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies