New research reveals that stress promotes cancer metastasis
New research reveals that stress promotes cancer metastasis
Stress is an unavoidable aspect of life. However, excessive stress can have detrimental effects on our health. Prolonged stress elevates the risk of developing heart disease and experiencing strokes. It may also help cancer spread. How this works has remained a mystery—a challenge for cancer care.
The glucocorticoids released during chronic stress cause neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation and establish a metastasis-promoting microenvironment. Therefore, NETs could be targets for preventing metastatic recurrence in cancer patients.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1535610824000370?via%3Dihub
Well that's stressful.
Didn't know I was doing a cancer speed-run.
Started when I was 7.
Oh good. Something else for me to worry about.
Well that's just fucking great! Of course already having a shitty life means you have to endure more shit. The universe hates us.
Oh no--
Reminds me of this
Isn’t metastasis the mechanism of spread? If so, this is more specific than “stress gives you cancer.” It’s more like, if you happen to already have cancer, avoiding stress can slow it down.
Humans actually develop cancerous cells very regularly. Our immune system can fight it off more often than not, but obviously not all the time. It makes sense that being stressed would make it worse, just like being stressed makes you more likely to be sick in general.
I thought this was common knowledge. Stress free long life. Accept bad shit happens and do your best to not be a shit cunt. Surround yourself with half decent people and don't waste your time with those that aren't good people
