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Breast Cancer
Grant enables study of stress management in breast cancer patients
December 30th, 2004
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing a $3 million grant to research whether stress-management techniques can improve immune system responses in women with breast cancer. The 5-year study will enroll 240 women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. The research will evaluate whether complementary strategies for stress management can ease psychological distress, positively affect physical symptoms, and enhance immune function in breast cancer patients. These "mind-body-spirit" interventions will be evaluated using multiple biological markers to shed light on a study participant's health status...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-30)
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