Stress & illness link alive and well

Dermatology Times | February 1, 2006| | Copyright

Study shows how natural defenses are inhibited

National report - Chronic stress plus exposure to UVB radiation substantially increases the susceptibility to squamous cell carcinoma; the chronic stress also suppresses the production of immunological molecules, such as gamma interferon, according to the study's author, Firdaus Dhabhar, Ph.D.

These findings bolster previous studies that show chronic stress or UV radiation independently suppress immunity, yet this study is the first to prove chronic stress increases the rate of emergence, number and size of squamous cell carcinomas, in addition ...

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