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Type A stress prone behaviour and breast cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

E. Brian Faragher  and
Cary L. Cooper
E. Brian Faragher
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Statistics, University Hospital of South Manchester (Withington) and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester
Cary L. Cooper*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Statistics, University Hospital of South Manchester (Withington) and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester
*
1Address for correspondence: Professor Cary L. Cooper, UM1ST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 IQD.
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Synopsis

This quasi-prospective study of 2163 women attending breast-screening clinics (and controls), indicates that there is a link between personality factors and breast disease. Certain aspects of Type A behaviour seem to be associated with breast-disease states.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , August 1990 , pp. 663 - 670
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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