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Brief Title: Stress, Diurnal Cortisol, and Breast Cancer Survival
Official Title: Stress, Diurnal Cortisol, and Breast Cancer Survival
Study ID: NCT00226967
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of stress on hormones, the relationship between these hormones and cancer progression.
Detailed Description: The purpose of this study is to investigate stress and tonic activation of diurnal cortisol in aging metastatic breast cancer patients; feedback inhibition \& activation of cortisol; and stress-induced phasic activation of cortisol.
Minimum Age: 35 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
Name: David Spiegel
Affiliation: Stanford University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR