C
c
H E A L T H Y
L I F E S T Y L E
The
cancer
connection:
Is there a
Type C
personality?
By Kelly Burgess
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T
ype A personalities are high strung, driven
and competitive. Type Bs are relaxed,
creative and expressive. But is there a
Type C mindset that could make you
more prone to cancer?
Maybe, says Dr. Monty R. Sellon, who is a family
practice physician affiliated with Fremont Area Medical
Center, Fremont, Neb.
"There was some research done in the 1980s that
showed there may be some personality traits that
can predispose someone to cancer," says Dr. Sellon.
"The research was done with a group of patients with
melanoma, and while it's tough to prove a correlation,
the results do seem to indicate that people with certain
personality traits may be more prone to these cancers."