July 5, 2009
Here’s one for those who think that children forget what happens to them by the time they grow up. Globe Life writes about a study out of the University of Toronto that found that victims of childhood physical abuse are 49% more likely to develop cancer as adults.
“Child Abuse Victims More Likely to Develop Cancer”, Globe Life.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the research that’s out there today on the subject. There are several doctors writing and researching today on the subject of physical illness developing out of childhood trauma. According to many, a possible explanation for the increased susceptibility is changes in brain chemistry caused by chronic stress.