The social-psychological precursors to cancer.
This article attempts to review the research literature relating the possible psychosocial precursors to cancer. It explores the evidence linking personality predispositions and adverse life events to cancer, providing an indication of where future research should be pursued.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010551:Personality; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012306:Risk; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*