Why the study?
Does higher vagal activity predict survival in patients with advanced breast cancer?
Does higher vagal activity predict survival in patients with advanced breast cancer?
Higher vagal activity strongly predicts survival in patients with advanced breast cancer, extending its known predictive value beyond palliative care.
Higher vagal activity may predict survival in advanced breast cancer; extends prior observations but leaves open causal and interventional implications.
Vagal activity of patients with MRBC strongly predicted their survival, extending the known predictive window of HF-HRV in cancer beyond palliative care. Vagal activity can be altered by behavioral, pharmacological, and surgical interventions and may be a promising target for extending life expectancy in patients with metastasizing cancer.
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