As the search for causes of the many diseases called cancer goes on, most money and effort have been spent on exploring biological characteristics. At the same time, however, a small but growing group of medical researchers is seeking a possible connection between cancer and psychology. Recently, at a three-day conference of the New York Academy of Sciences in Manhattan, medical researchers reported on a number of studies suggesting that a link between emotions and cancer may indeed exist.
Apparently most prone to cancer, said Conference Chairman Claus B. Bahnson, professor of psychiatry at Philadelphia's Jefferson Medical College, are...