Self-reported stress and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort study

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Self-reported stress and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort study. / Nielsen, Naja Rod; Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine; Grønbaek, Morten; Kristensen, Tage S; Schnohr, Peter; Zhang, Zuo-Feng.

In: Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol. 69, No. 4, 2007, p. 383-9.

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Nielsen, NR, Strandberg-Larsen, K, Grønbaek, M, Kristensen, TS, Schnohr, P & Zhang, Z-F 2007, 'Self-reported stress and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort study', Psychosomatic Medicine, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 383-9. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e31804301d3

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Nielsen, N. R., Strandberg-Larsen, K., Grønbaek, M., Kristensen, T. S., Schnohr, P., & Zhang, Z-F. (2007). Self-reported stress and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69(4), 383-9. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e31804301d3

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Nielsen NR, Strandberg-Larsen K, Grønbaek M, Kristensen TS, Schnohr P, Zhang Z-F. Self-reported stress and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2007;69(4):383-9. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e31804301d3

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Nielsen, Naja Rod ; Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine ; Grønbaek, Morten ; Kristensen, Tage S ; Schnohr, Peter ; Zhang, Zuo-Feng. / Self-reported stress and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort study. In: Psychosomatic Medicine. 2007 ; Vol. 69, No. 4. pp. 383-9.

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title = "Self-reported stress and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort study",
abstract = "OBJECTIVES: To assess a possible relationship between perceived stress and first-time incidence of primary endometrial cancer. Psychological stress may affect the synthesis and metabolism of estrogens and thereby be related to risk of endometrial cancer. METHODS: The 6760 women participating in the Copenhagen City Heart Study were asked about their stress level at baseline from 1981 to 1983. These women were prospectively followed up in the Danish nationwide cancer registry until 2000 and <0.1% were lost to follow-up. Cox proportional hazard models were used to analyze data. RESULTS: During follow-up, 72 women were diagnosed with endometrial cancer. For each increase in stress level on a 7-point stress scale, there was a lower risk of primary endometrial cancer (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.88; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.76-1.01). This inverse association was particularly strong in women who received hormone therapy (HR = 0.77; 95% CI, 0.61-0.96) and in normal-weight women (HR = 0.73; 95% CI, 0.58-0.91). CONCLUSIONS: Stress may affect gonadal synthesis of estrogens and alter the sensitivity of the uterus toward estrogen stimulation. These mechanisms may explain the lower risk of endometrial cancer observed among stressed women in this study. Despite these results, stress may still be a risk factor for a range of other diseases and should therefore not be considered a healthy response.",
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AU - Nielsen, Naja Rod

AU - Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine

AU - Grønbaek, Morten

AU - Kristensen, Tage S

AU - Schnohr, Peter

AU - Zhang, Zuo-Feng

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N2 - OBJECTIVES: To assess a possible relationship between perceived stress and first-time incidence of primary endometrial cancer. Psychological stress may affect the synthesis and metabolism of estrogens and thereby be related to risk of endometrial cancer. METHODS: The 6760 women participating in the Copenhagen City Heart Study were asked about their stress level at baseline from 1981 to 1983. These women were prospectively followed up in the Danish nationwide cancer registry until 2000 and <0.1% were lost to follow-up. Cox proportional hazard models were used to analyze data. RESULTS: During follow-up, 72 women were diagnosed with endometrial cancer. For each increase in stress level on a 7-point stress scale, there was a lower risk of primary endometrial cancer (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.88; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.76-1.01). This inverse association was particularly strong in women who received hormone therapy (HR = 0.77; 95% CI, 0.61-0.96) and in normal-weight women (HR = 0.73; 95% CI, 0.58-0.91). CONCLUSIONS: Stress may affect gonadal synthesis of estrogens and alter the sensitivity of the uterus toward estrogen stimulation. These mechanisms may explain the lower risk of endometrial cancer observed among stressed women in this study. Despite these results, stress may still be a risk factor for a range of other diseases and should therefore not be considered a healthy response.

AB - OBJECTIVES: To assess a possible relationship between perceived stress and first-time incidence of primary endometrial cancer. Psychological stress may affect the synthesis and metabolism of estrogens and thereby be related to risk of endometrial cancer. METHODS: The 6760 women participating in the Copenhagen City Heart Study were asked about their stress level at baseline from 1981 to 1983. These women were prospectively followed up in the Danish nationwide cancer registry until 2000 and <0.1% were lost to follow-up. Cox proportional hazard models were used to analyze data. RESULTS: During follow-up, 72 women were diagnosed with endometrial cancer. For each increase in stress level on a 7-point stress scale, there was a lower risk of primary endometrial cancer (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.88; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.76-1.01). This inverse association was particularly strong in women who received hormone therapy (HR = 0.77; 95% CI, 0.61-0.96) and in normal-weight women (HR = 0.73; 95% CI, 0.58-0.91). CONCLUSIONS: Stress may affect gonadal synthesis of estrogens and alter the sensitivity of the uterus toward estrogen stimulation. These mechanisms may explain the lower risk of endometrial cancer observed among stressed women in this study. Despite these results, stress may still be a risk factor for a range of other diseases and should therefore not be considered a healthy response.

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JO - Psychosomatic Medicine

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