Onkologie. 2018:12(4):194-197 | DOI: 10.36290/xon.2018.035

Possible influence of psychological factors on progression of oncological disease

Martin Pospíchal
Univerzita Karlova, Katedra psychologie, Praha
Česká onkologická společnost, psychoonkologická sekce

Research projects of the last few decades, running in many universities and workplaces around the world show that purely biologicalfactors may not be the only cause of all changes which take place in our body. It is needed to take into consideration alsothe psychosocial factors and their possible effects on the immune system, the development of chronic inflammation and otherprocesses related to progression of oncological diseases.

Keywords: psychosocial stress, immune system, oncological disease, psychological intervention, social support

Published: September 1, 2018  Show citation

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