Diurnal Cortisol Rhythm as a Predictor of Breast Cancer Survival - 0 views
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Nathan Goodyear on 22 Apr 12Flat and/or abnormal diurnal cortisol patterns found to be associated with earlier mortality in breast cancer. The flatter cortisol pattern, the earlier the mortality. Several points here: this highlights the impact of cortisol on the immune system. Second, this reveals how much of the research has moved to saliva as the gold standard. This study by the NCI, used salivary cortisol to evaluate the risk of breast cancer survivors.