Cognitive-behavioral stress management increases benefit finding and immune function among women with early-stage breast cancer

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  McGregor, Bonnie A ^a   Antoni, Michael H ^b   Boyers, Amy ^b   Alferi, Susan M ^b   Blomberg, Bonnie B ^c   Carver, Charles S ^b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti CD3; Breast neoplasms; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Intervention studies; Lymphocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MENTAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 1342286788     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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