Cooper C L, Faragher E B
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester.
Psychol Med. 1993 Aug;23(3):653-62. doi: 10.1017/s0033291700025435.
This quasi-prospective study of 2163 women attending a breast-screening clinic for a routine medical check-up indicates that certain types of coping strategies and personality dispositions predispose some women to an increased risk of developing breast cancer following the occurrence of a major life-event such as bereavement or other loss-related event. Regular exposure to stress situations appears to reduce the risk of a malignancy; experiencing a single, major life event was found to be potentially much more damaging, particularly if the individual was unable to externalize her emotions and obtain appropriate help and counselling.
这项对2163名前往乳房筛查诊所进行常规体检的女性的准前瞻性研究表明，某些应对策略和性格倾向使一些女性在经历丧亲之痛或其他与丧失相关的重大生活事件后，患乳腺癌的风险增加。经常暴露于压力情境似乎会降低患恶性肿瘤的风险；而经历一次重大生活事件被发现可能更具危害性，尤其是当个体无法宣泄情绪并获得适当的帮助和咨询时。
