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World Service,2 mins

Could reducing stress boost cancer treatments?

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Could reducing stress make cancer treatments more effective? Lab experiments suggest that hormones released when we feel stressed might be implicated in the progression of tumours. Dr Val Jenkins – who researches the psychological impact of cancer at Sussex University - and cancer biologist Dr Melanie Flint from the University of Brighton, explain how stress affects the body. Picture credit: Getty images

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