In China, one published study (7) involving a huge population (750,000 people in Beijing) attempted to find out if psycho-social factors contributed to the incidence of primary lung cancer. They reported that their study showed three factors positively associated with occurrence of lung cancer:1. Burst of emotion that could not be controlled.2. Poor working circumstances, including poor relationship with coworkers3. Depressive feeling for a long time.Poor relationship with coworkers would generally suggest that there is emotional tension during the work day, so all of these could indicate emotional disorders associated with higher incidence of cancer. When "depressive feeling for a long time" was analyzed further, it was found that this was a significantly stronger risk factor for women than men. This study supports the traditional Chinese contention that emotions can contribute to cancer incidence, but it would need to be verified by a tightly controlled trial in order to convince Western researchers that the results could have important implications for understanding the etiology of cancer.http://www.itmonline.org/arts/cancemo.htm
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In China, one published study (7) involving a huge population (750,000 people in Beijing) attempted to find out if psycho-social factors contributed to the incidence of primary lung cancer. They reported that their study showed three factors positively associated with occurrence of lung cancer:1. Burst of emotion that could not be controlled.2. Poor working circumstances, including poor relationship with coworkers3. Depressive feeling for a long time.Poor relationship with coworkers would generally suggest that there is emotional tension during the work day, so all of these could indicate emotional disorders associated with higher incidence of cancer. When "depressive feeling for a long time" was analyzed further, it was found that this was a significantly stronger risk factor for women than men. This study supports the traditional Chinese contention that emotions can contribute to cancer incidence, but it would need to be verified by a tightly controlled trial in order to convince Western researchers that the results could have important implications for understanding the etiology of cancer.http://www.itmonline.org/arts/cancemo.htm