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For Prostate Cancer Patients, Pre-Surgical Stress Management Boosts Immune Function, Lowers Mood Disturbance

January 31, 2011 by

Practicing stress management techniques before prostate cancer surgery may help activate the body's immune response leading to quicker recovery, as well as aid in lowering mood disturbance, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study is published in the February/March edition of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine...

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