Can emotional trauma cause breast cancer to grow so quickly?!
Question: My mum went through an emotional trauma and 1 month later she was diagnosed with a 1.8cm lump which turned out to be breast cancer. Is it possible for breast cancer to start growing so quickly after an emotional shock?
Answers: My mum went through an emotional trauma and 1 month later she was diagnosed with a 1.8cm lump which turned out to be breast cancer. Is it possible for breast cancer to start growing so quickly after an emotional shock?
No.
Firstly, cancer does not develop that quickly. Your mum's cancer has almost certainly developed over a long period of time.
Secondly, cancer is not connected to emotional trauma.Sometimes people are desperate to find an explanation for their cancer, and will identify a time of great stress or trauma -divorce, bereavement etc - and assume there is a connection.
There isn't any credible evidence, though, that stress or trauma contribute to the cause of any cancers, or affect the progress of cancer. Many people who are diagnosed with cancer have had recent traumas, but just as many have not. The same is true for people who haven't been diagnosed with cancer. There isn't a pattern.
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my sister was - still is - convinced it was due to a time of great stress a couple of years earlier; she was ignoring the fact that my cancer had been developing for many years (it was advanced) and certainly predated that traumatic time.
Sorry to hear that your mum has cancer; my best wishes for her treatment.
Do you know how a chemical catalyst works? Emotional traumas function as catalysts; they do not cause cancer, they accelerate the process that was yet running at an imperceptible speed. Your mother must have always been a good person,had you been mi own child I'd have felt proud of you: she is loved so by you, I see it, so don't worry too much, she'll get through it. Breast cancer has to do with a testosterone imbalance (an hormone related with aggressive behavior). Your physician will explain this to you much better than me...by the way: did this emotional trauma had something to do with frustration? An unconscious long time guilt could be the main cause for the auto-destruction we call cancer... God bless you both.
First of all sorry about your mom. My mom has stage 4 breast cancer.
No, trauma can't cause cancer. Stress can weaken your immune system and make it harder to fight off sickness and things like that. It sounds like they did catch it soon so that's good. It's difficult. You just have to be there for her and keep her spirits up!