Why do we get cancer, and how do we survive it? Ask the American Cancer Society, and they will point to genes or environmental factors, like smoking or Teflon, booze or red meat, being too fat or being exposed to plutonium, even too much sun.
But when it comes to emotional issues, stress or even diet, it’s a firm thumbs down. “Your personality and emotions cannot cause cancer and will not affect the outcome of your cancer,”says the ACS website. And: “At this time, there is no clear evidence that a person’s stress level
