Psychoneuroimmunology and cancer: historical perspectives and current research

Adv Neuroimmunol. 1996;6(2):179-90. doi: 10.1016/0960-5428(96)00016-2.

Abstract

The belief that cancer might be related to temperament or distress has been emphasized throughout the history of medicine. The field of psychoneuroimmunology has its origins in psychosomatic medicine, and has evolved to the investigations of complex interactions between the psyche and the nervous, immune, and endocrine systems. Such interactions may have implications in both cancer risk and survival.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bereavement
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / physiology
  • Cytokines / physiology
  • Depression / complications
  • Depression / immunology
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Female
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, Ancient
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / complications*
  • Mental Disorders / immunology
  • Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Neoplasms / history
  • Neoplasms / immunology
  • Neoplasms / mortality
  • Neoplasms / psychology
  • Neuroimmunomodulation
  • Neurosecretory Systems / physiopathology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Psychoneuroimmunology*
  • Social Support
  • Stress, Psychological / complications
  • Stress, Psychological / immunology
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone