‘Psychoneuroimmunology and Cancer: The New Insights for Improving Immune Activation and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients’

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is a growing field of research that focuses on the relationship between psychological factors, the nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system. The impact of psychological factors on cancerCancer incidence and progression has been known throughout history. Additionally, immune system dysregulation has significant effects on fatigueFatigue and depressive symptoms in cancerCancer survivorsSurvivor. These factors affect the tumor microenvironmentTumor microenvironment, cell proliferation, and metastasisMetastasis. A thorough understanding of the complex relationships between psychological and physiological processes is essential for successful treatmentsTreatment that will improve cancerCancer outcomes and improve the quality of lifeQuality of life of cancerCancer survivorsSurvivor. The collection of knowledge in PNI has evolved over the previous 30 years, and research in the field of PNI and cancerCancer has advanced significantly over the past decades, providing remarkable outcomes, paradigm shifts, and methodological achievements. Research in this field has a wide range of effects on clinical practice for cancerCancer patients and offers system theories for understanding the connection between the mind and body, supporting empirical findings. These advances emphasize the value of multidisciplinary research that takes into account the mind–body connection in the context of cancerCancer, and they provide great promise for creating efficient treatmentsTreatment that will both improve the cancerCancer outcomes and the quality of lifeQuality of life for cancerCancer survivorsSurvivor.