Positive thinking may protect against breast cancer

Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 11:49 in Health & Medicine

Feelings of happiness and optimism play a positive role against breast cancer. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Cancer suggests that while staying positive has a protective role, adverse life events such as the loss of a parent or close relative, divorce or the loss of a spouse can increase a woman's risk of developing the disease...

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