Loneliness and social isolation may raise the risk of death in people with cancer, suggests study

Loneliness and social isolation can raise the risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, according to a study.

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In a pooled data analysis of 13 studies involving over 15 lakh patients, a team of Canadian researchers led by those from the University of Toronto found that loneliness is relatively common among people with cancer. The potential impact of loneliness on death from cancer was reported for 2,142,338 patients in nine studies, an