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Loneliness and social isolation linked to heightened risk of death in those with cancer: BMJ Oncology

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Loneliness or social isolation might lower a cancer patient’s odds of survival, according to a new evidence review.Cancer patients who feel lonely appear to have a higher risk of death, both from their malignancy and from other health problems, researchers reported Oct. 14 in the journal BMJ Oncology.

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In fact, it increases the risk of death for everyone, but it is especially dangerous for some people.

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Mundo, Oct 15, 2025 (ATB Digital) .- An international meta-analysis revealed that loneliness and social isolation are associated with a 34% increase in the risk of death from all causes and an 11% more risk of death from cancer in people with cancer, according to a study published in BMJ Oncology. That was the conclusion of researchers based on data analysis of more than 1.6 million patients from Canada, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Japan …

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Medical Xpress broke the news in on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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