Stress and melanoma: Increasing the evidence towards a causal basis

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 305, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 851-856

  Sinnya, Sudipta ^a   De'Ambrosis, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Belmont Specialist Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dysplastic nevi; Immunosuppression; Melanoma; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JOB STRESS; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN EXAMINATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANXIETY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84886729702     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: 1432069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-013-1373-2     Document Type: Article

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