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Stress isn’t just a mild inconvenience: it’s life-threatening.

Working in a stressful environment for 15 years increases the risk of five forms of cancer (stomach, lung, colon, rectal cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma), research from Quebec University, published in Preventative Medicine and reported in the Daily Mail, has found.

Scientists at institute measured the frequency of cancer amongst men with work-related pressures to find the link. There was no link to cancer among men who had been under intense levels of pressure for less than 15 years.

Factors mentioned by participants who had been diagnosed with cancer were not just restricted to high work load and time pressure; job insecurity, financial problems and dealing with customers were also mentioned.