title: Psychoneuroimmunology and cancer: historical perspectives and current research.
abstract: The belief that cancer might be related to temperament or distress has been emphasized throughout the history of medicine. The field of psychoneuroimmunology has its origins in psychosomatic medicine, and has evolved to the investigations of complex interactions between the psyche and the nervous, immune, and endocrine systems. Such interactions may have implications in both cancer risk and survival.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fife
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Fertig
mesh_terms: D001601:Bereavement; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000266:history / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D015213:Neuroimmunomodulation; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone