Lonely breast cancer fight

A lack of friends could make it more difficult for a woman to fight breast cancer. Researchers at...  More »

A lack of friends could make it more difficult for a woman to fight breast cancer. Researchers at the University of Chicago genetically altered mice to develop mammary gland cancer, and those animals that were kept isolated ended up with significantly larger tumors than mice grouped together. Previous studies have found a lack of social support increases the risk for death from a variety of chronic diseases.  « Less