Life stress as a risk factor for sustained anxiety and cortisol dysregulation during the first year of survivorship in ovarian cancer.
Jessica S ArmerLauren ClevengerLauren Z DavisMichaela CuneoPremal H ThakerMichael J GoodheartDavid P BenderLaila DahmoushAnil K SoodSteven W ColeGeorge M SlavichSusan K LutgendorfPublished in: Cancer (2018)
Because dysregulated cortisol has been related to fatigue, poorer quality of life, and shorter survival in patients with ovarian cancer, those who have prior life events and chronic anxiety during the first year postdiagnosis may be at risk for more negative outcomes. Cancer 2018. © 2018 American Cancer Society.