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Stress management intervention reduces serum cortisol and increases relaxation during treatment for nonmetastatic breast cancer.

Kristin M KM Phillips, Michael H MH Antoni, Suzanne C SC Lechner, Bonnie B BB Blomberg, Maria M MM Llabre, Eli E Avisar, Stefan S Glück, Robert R DerHagopian, and Charles S CS Carver

Psychosom Med 70(9):1044-9 (2008) PMID 18842742

To examine the effects of a cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention, which was composed of relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and coping skills training on late afternoon serum cortisol and relaxation indicators in women who were undergoing treatment for nonmetastatic breast cancer.

DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318186fb27
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