Does a high-stress life increase cancer risk?

Why Did I Get Cancer? with Deborah Herlax Enos · Apr 2, 2026 · 52m

How often do you hear someone say, "I'm so stressed!"? I hate to admit it, but I say it a few times a week.

I used to think being "busy" was part of my identity. Staying busy made me feel like I was achieving important things. But during my cancer journey, I realized I didn't have the energy to stay busy all the time. I began to see how stressed I was from constantly being in motion.

Today's podcast guest is Kerstin Lindquist, a QVC host and stress management expert. After witnessing her mother's struggle with dementia and seeing "black spots" on her brain scan that doctors attributed to…