A patient asks the nurse, "My wife has breast cancer. Could it be caused by her chronic depression?" Which response is supported by research data?
a. "Too much stress has been proven to cause all kinds of cancer."
b. "There have been no research studies done on stress and disease yet."
c. "Stress does cause the release of factors that suppress the immune system."
d. "There appears to be little connection between stress and diseases of the body"
ANS: C
Research indicates that stress causes a release of corticotropin-releasing factors that suppress the immune system. Studies indicate that psychiatric disorders such as mood disorders are sometimes associated with decreased functioning of the immune system. Research does not support a connection between many cancers and stress. There is a significant amount of re-search about stress and the body. Research has shown that there are some connections be-tween stress and physical disease.
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