Optimism 'no bearing on cancer'
Date: 24.10.2007
The power of the mind has been overestimated when it comes to fighting **cancer**, US scientists say.
They said they found that a patient's positive or negative emotional state had no direct bearing on cancer survival or disease progression.
The University of Pennsylvania team followed more than 1,000 patients with head and neck cancer.
But experts said the Cancer journal study should not deter people from adopting a "fighting spirit".
Whole article on "BBC NEWS":[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7052318.stm]
