Diagnosis of lung cancer causes extreme acute stress
Hrönn Harðardóttir works as a pulmonologist at Landspítali University Hospital, where she is involved in the care of patients diagnosed with lung cancer. After completing her specialist training, she has concentrated on improving the research process for suspected lung cancer. It is fitting, therefore, that alongside her work as a doctor, Hrönn is now involved in doctoral research at the University of Iceland evaluating the stress response in patients diagnosed with lung cancer. Hrönn wants to find out whether the stress response affects the development of the disease. There is no doubt about the importance of this kind of research, because knowledge is the essential foundation of progress in all fields, says Hrönn.