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Humans actually develop cancerous cells very regularly. Our immune system can fight it off more often than not, but obviously not all the time. It makes sense that being stressed would make it worse, just like being stressed makes you more likely to be sick in general.
Yes, metastasis refers to the spread of cancer. This study speaks of the adverse effects of stress for people with cancer.
Yes. That's indeed interesting.