Stress and cancer

FlDino

Stress is a factor
As stated here, stress seems to be a factor, but not the only one. I also believe cancer is in the body and it takes certain circumstances to set it off. My wife fell in Dec. of 08 at work and broke 6 ribs and punctured a lung, all on her right side. The end of Oct. 09 she went to the ER with severe back pain and was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer. She passed jan. 16th of this year. Though I believe she died from an infection caused by the dr. who removed her gallbladder I also believe it all was started by her fall. She was always stressed out about not having enough money, or losing her job, etc. also.

Since, I have heard 2 doctors on the radio who have said cancer should not be, that all cancer is preventable and curable, and have given cases to back up such. Though easier said than done, both said reducing stress helps immensely.

Of course that says a lot to us caregivers/surviving spouses who stress out after the loss. I have been taking a few supplements and actually do feel better lately.

I wish you luck in your battle Tina.

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Tina Brown said:

Thank-you Rick for your point of view
I believe that everyone has cancer cells in their body just laying dormant. I have come to think that stress (in some people) trigger these cells to become active. I suppose it depends entirely on your genes and internal biology.

This is what happened to me. I nursed my mum with bowel and liver cancer and watched her die. I had been having in a love affair and, after my husband found out it ended our marriage. My affair also ended. This all happened within a 2 week period. My life had been tiped upside down and I didn't know what to do so I had a nervous breakdown. Eventually I was able to accept and come to terms with my mum's death and my husband came back to me. 2 out of 3 not bad. But the hardest thing for me was the loss of my lover. I had fallen in love completely and was unable to get over him. Over the next year the pain of this loss manifested itself as a churning pain deep in my stomach. It would come and go and sometimes feel like an ache.

A year later I am diagnosed with PPC (Primary Peritoneal Cancer) The peritoneum is the lining surrounding the stomach and all other internal organs. Strange co-incidence? Or could it possibly be related? I have since been tested for the BRCA gene mutation which pre-disposes ladies to 80% incresed risk of breast cancer and 30% risk of ovarian cancer. (PPC is strongly linked to ovarian cancer)

So I wonder whether I had my cancer cells just waiting for some kind of trigger??

Who really knows.

Thanks for everyone's contribution - they are really interesting

Tina xx

I think that it is awesome
I think that it is awesome that your husband returned to you. Mine left me when I was finished with chemo and I just started radiation he asked me for a divorce it tore me to pieced I lost 40 pounds in 3 weeks and the doctor told me that if I didn't get my emotions under control that I would end up with cancer somewhere else in my body. It took me 9 months to morn him as if he was died then he wanted to come back to hurt me some more and ended up beating me and almost killed me. I had to leave the state and move home because I was just so devastated by all that I had went through. I seen your name and thought to myself what was are the chance 2 Tina Brown's that have similiar experiences. I didn't lose my mom but I lost my dad 2 years prior. My mom is waiting on results for liver cancer now. I pray for you, my family and everyone that has faced and are facing cancer because it is tough to face alone and with your loved ones around watching you in pain. I was told that when I was tramatized those 3 weekends back to back that was what triggered my cancer. I know that everyone has stress but I feel it is all in the way you handle it an I could handle personal stress very well.

Tina L Brown

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FlDino said:

Stress is a factor
As stated here, stress seems to be a factor, but not the only one. I also believe cancer is in the body and it takes certain circumstances to set it off. My wife fell in Dec. of 08 at work and broke 6 ribs and punctured a lung, all on her right side. The end of Oct. 09 she went to the ER with severe back pain and was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer. She passed jan. 16th of this year. Though I believe she died from an infection caused by the dr. who removed her gallbladder I also believe it all was started by her fall. She was always stressed out about not having enough money, or losing her job, etc. also.

Since, I have heard 2 doctors on the radio who have said cancer should not be, that all cancer is preventable and curable, and have given cases to back up such. Though easier said than done, both said reducing stress helps immensely.

Of course that says a lot to us caregivers/surviving spouses who stress out after the loss. I have been taking a few supplements and actually do feel better lately.

I wish you luck in your battle Tina.

I don't know for sure if it
I don't know for sure if it does or not but I think it could have in my situation. the year before my dx i went thru some stuff with my daugher and school. it destrtoyed my daughter's self esteem and my respect for adminstration and my bosses. I work at the school. Also my son was getting married and found out that her parents weren't paying for nothing. So maybe some of that played into. Who knows. I do have a lot of stress and anxiety with dealing with my cancer and the fear is always there. I can't seem to get away from that fear. I was dx in may 2009. As of November 2011 I had surgery and I am NED as of right now. I am a stage 4 colon cancer with mets to liver. As i write this i am sitting her with tension in my neck, shoulders and low back pain and it scares the hell out of me. Every new ache and pain does that to me. I guess i will always feel that fear. Oh and did I say i have anxiety/panic attacks too?

I don't know if i helped u or not but just thought I'd put my 2 cents in.