Get Up And Do Something: Relax. Work stress (probably) won't give you cancer

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Relax. Work stress (probably) won't give you cancer
Feb 12th 2013, 11:30

People who are stressed out by their jobs can let out a sigh of relief: It's unlikely all that job stress increases your risk of cancer, reports a new study from Europe.

 

Researchers analyzed information from 12 previously published studies involving more than 116,000 employed people in Finland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, or the United Kingdom. The study participants, who ranged in age from 17 to 70,  had rated the mental demands of their job as well as the amount of control they had at work.

The researchers examined hospital records and death registers in determining cancer diagnoses.

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