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Emotional expression in cancer onset and progression

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Despite the intensive biomedical research in oncology since World War II, recent studies show a steady increase in age-adjusted mortality for all kinds of cancer. This finding gives impetus to the efforts of researchers who have adopted the biopsychosocial model. Systematic research using such a model has shown several psychosocial factors to be associated with cancer onset and progression, and Temoshok has recently suggested a theoretical model which unifies these findings. In this paper, I consider the evidence that one of these psychosocial factors, emotional expression, may be directly involved in cancer onset and progression. I review 18 relevant studies, discuss how one might operationalize the term 'emotional expression', and make 12 suggestions for future research.

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  • Gross, James, 1989. "Emotional expression in cancer onset and progression," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 28(12), pages 1239-1248, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:28:y:1989:i:12:p:1239-1248
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