Loneliness and social isolation linked to heightened risk of death in those with cancer
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Loneliness and social isolation are linked to a heightened risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research published online in the open access journal BMJ Oncology.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2025-10-15 09:10:54+00:00.

Original Title: Loneliness linked to heightened risk of death in those with cancer. Among 1.5 million participants, loneliness was linked to a 34% increased risk of death of any cause. It’s possibly the stress of loneliness is having a physical impact on cancer patients that could be impacting their health