Lonely people with cancer are less likely to survive it Cancer patients experiencing loneliness are more likely to die from their cancer or another cause compared to cancer patients who are less lonely, according to an international analysis of 13 previous studies. The studies used questionnaires to assess how lonely cancer patients were, then looked at whether they went on to die from their cancer or any other cause during the study. The researchers say that among 1.5 million participants, loneliness was linked to a 34% increased risk of death of any cause, and among 2.1 million participants, linked to an 11% increased risk of death from cancer. The researchers say it's possibly the stress of loneliness is having a physical impact on cancer patients that could be impacting their health.
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