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No direct relationship is proven, but chronic long term anxiety may play a role
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Hello there!
I read your question carefully and I understand your concern!
Stress is known to be a possible contributor to several health issues. While there aren't studies linking it directly to cancer it has been hypothesized to increase the risk. It doesn't necessarily happen due to damage to the DNA, but it is thought to be due to stress weakening the immune system.
The immune system doesn't only help us fight infections, but it also recognizes cells with faulty DNA which may develop into tumors (our body creates such cells all the time, but the immune system identifies and destroys them).
Of course, it is not a question of a direct and identifiable effect, separated events like the ones you describe do not cause such immediate effect. But chronic stress and anxiety over the long term do affect the immune system. It is a minor effect, but it slightly increases the risk.
I hope to have been of help.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

No direct relationship is proven, but chronic long term anxiety may play a role
Detailed Answer:
Hello there!
I read your question carefully and I understand your concern!
Stress is known to be a possible contributor to several health issues. While there aren't studies linking it directly to cancer it has been hypothesized to increase the risk. It doesn't necessarily happen due to damage to the DNA, but it is thought to be due to stress weakening the immune system.
The immune system doesn't only help us fight infections, but it also recognizes cells with faulty DNA which may develop into tumors (our body creates such cells all the time, but the immune system identifies and destroys them).
Of course, it is not a question of a direct and identifiable effect, separated events like the ones you describe do not cause such immediate effect. But chronic stress and anxiety over the long term do affect the immune system. It is a minor effect, but it slightly increases the risk.
I hope to have been of help.
Let me know if I can assist you further.



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Detailed Answer:
Hello again!
Regarding your first question, no those transitory situations do not cause any direct DNA errors, no, have no worry about that. Isolated episodes like that are harmless (apart from the momentary distress you experienced), no relation to malignancies.
As for the second question, there's no clear cut answer to that. As I said at the beginning it is a hypothesis which hasn't been proven by studies. There is always the possibility of immune system not being able to remove all tumoral cells, it is not a perfect response (with or without the issue of stress and anxiety) otherwise tumors wouldn't exist. But naturally addressing anxiety issues would help in restoring immune function to its best performance.

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Detailed Answer:
Hello again!
Regarding your first question, no those transitory situations do not cause any direct DNA errors, no, have no worry about that. Isolated episodes like that are harmless (apart from the momentary distress you experienced), no relation to malignancies.
As for the second question, there's no clear cut answer to that. As I said at the beginning it is a hypothesis which hasn't been proven by studies. There is always the possibility of immune system not being able to remove all tumoral cells, it is not a perfect response (with or without the issue of stress and anxiety) otherwise tumors wouldn't exist. But naturally addressing anxiety issues would help in restoring immune function to its best performance.

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