Phone counseling improves quality of life, immune systems of cervical cancer survivors
A unique telephone-counseling intervention not only improved the quality of life for cervical cancer survivors but also altered associated stress-related effects on their immune systems, a UC Irvine study has found. Along with reporting psychological and social benefits, the women in the study were found to have improved anti-tumor immune responses. The findings point to the importance of a “mind-body” connection for surviving cancer with a higher quality of life.
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Stress, Immunity, and Cervical Cancer: Biobehavioral Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trail
Clin. Cancer Res. 2008 14: 2111-2118
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