Study challenges breast cancer stress link.

Australian Doctor,  September, 2005  

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By Cathy Saunders

BMJ High levels of everyday stress do not lead to breast cancer, according to a large prospective study.

In the 18-year study of more than 6500 women in Denmark, 251 were diagnosed with first-time breast cancer. Women with higher stress levels were 40% less likely to develop the disease than those with low stress levels, the researchers found.

With every incremental level of stress on a six-level scale, women were 8% less likely to develop breast cancer. The association was particularly pronounced in women taking HRT.

Professor Alan Coates, CEO of the ...

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