Relationship of oestrogen receptor status to depressive symptoms and quality of life in breast cancer patients.

CONCLUSION: These results suggest that ER status, which is a well-known biological prognostic factor in breast cancer, may be related to the severity of certain aspects of depressive symptoms or QOL impairment, implying a role of the ER in affective and behavioural regulation. However, anti-oestrogen treatments significantly influence these relationships. PMID: 25287728 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25287728?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Neuropsychiatrica - October 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Acta Neuropsychiatr Source Type: research