Mark,
I do believe stress can play a role in cancer. My
husband is the one with CML. When we lived in the states we both worked
stressful jobs & never seemed to have the time or the money to relax.
Once Ken became ill, I could see the weight of worring about health insurance,
and what would happen if he could not work, every day on his face. We made
the decision to move to Denmark. Life here is by no means stress free but
in the small town we live in, things do move at a slower pace. Now family
is our priority instead of work.
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Emne: [CML] Stress and lifestyle factors in cancer
> Hi Mark -
> Interesting topic.
> Like Mary K, I am another one for whom CML is the secondary cancer.
> (I used to think I had already paid my cancer dues, but apparently
> like the rest of life, cancer isn't fair either). I was dxed with
> Hodgkins exactly 10 years ago. The radiation treatment probably had
> something to do with my CML, but the docs still maintain that they
> are two separate and unrelated cancers. So yes, I definitely think
> that my immune system is the culprit. And therefore, I have made
> some major lifestyle changes to try to improve the strength of it.
> For me, I think the way I naturally handle stress uses up too much
> of my body's cortisol, which is the same hormone used to fight
> disease in the body. I have always been a stressed-out/worry-
> wart/over-acheiver type, and I am very conscious of that behavior
> now. Plus, since my CML dx, I moved out of the city, tele-commute
> instead of sit in traffic, avoid getting caught up in office
> politics, practice yoga, drink green tea, eat whole foods and take
a
> lot of deep breaths before getting all worked up, which usually
> allows me to put it all in perspective. But Cheryl-Anne is right,
> you can only do so much, and ultimately que sera sera.
> Erin in MI
> dx 12/01, CCR since 5/02, PCRU since 9/02
>
Hi Erin,
Wow. Your post really hit home for me. For the past 6 years leading
up to my CML dx. I've had an extremely busy and stressful job
managing a team of 30 engineers or so in the telecommunications
field. This job was both extremely stressful in having to deal with
personality conflicts while also having to deal with the pressures of
always being overcommitted schedule-wise while not having enough
resources (people) to get the job done. 60 hour work weeks have been
the norm and during one 3 month period I worked 7 days a week.
I've always been a friendly easy-going type person but I had to
become this really driven, type A, over achiever type person to
succeed in my career. I've found that the word stress is often
overused and I didn't know the meaning of it until I was thrust in
the middle of some intense conflicts both with some of the difficult
personalities on my team as well as dealing with customers and upper
management. I really became (to borrow your phrase), "a stressed-
out/worry-wart/over-acheiver type". I've also had to throttle back
and completely re-examine my lifestyle and I'm looking at other
avenues career-wise.
I have no doubts that constant stress for 6 years was enough to
compromise my immune system and lead to CML. I'm curious if other
people feel this way or if their CML, "just came out of the blue".
Anyone feel like sharing?
Mark Petersen
San Diego, CA
dx'd 4/27/04 (w/ 20/20 100% ph+, 332,000 WBC)
Currently 400mg Gleevec
(and doing well!)
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