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Cortisol Levels and Responses to Mammography Screening in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Laura S. Porter, PhD, Merle Mishel, RN, PhD, Virginia Neelon, RN, PhD, Michael Belyea, PhD, Etta Pisano, MD and Mary Scott Soo, MD

From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (L.S.P., M.M., V.N., M.B., E.P.), and Duke University Medical Center (M.S.S.), Durham, NC.



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  		Fig. 1. Daily stress ratings. Days 1 to 3 occurred 1 month before the mammogram; days 4 to 6 were the day before, the day of, and the day after the mammogram.

 


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  		Fig. 2. Mean daily mood ratings. Days 1 to 3 occurred 1 month before the mammogram; days 4 to 6 were the day before, the day of, and the day after the mammogram. PA = positive affect; NA = negative affect; BC = breast cancer.

 


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  		Fig. 3. Mean daily cortisol levels. Days 1 to 3 occurred 1 month before the mammogram; days 4 to 6 were the day before, the day of, and the day after the mammogram.

 




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