Risk of Cancer among the Offspring of Women Who Experienced Parental Death during Pregnancy

The causal link between psychological stress and cancer, if any, remains unclear ([1][1]-[4][2]). It has been hypothesized that stressors, such as dramatic life events, might result in an impairment of the immune response, thus increasing the risk of malignancies (e.g., those associated with viral

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