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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Biobehav Res. 2014 Mar 4;19(1):3–23. doi: 10.1111/jabr.12019

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Empirically based theoretical model of stress-induced effects on DNA damage and/or repair processes as biological mechanisms linking psychological stress to cancer risk. Heavy black lines indicate hypothesized stimulatory effects. Lighter gray lines indicate hypothesized inhibitory effects. β-AR—β-adrenergic receptor; GR—glucocorticoid receptor.