Psychosocial factors and the risk of cancer: An individual-participant data meta-analysis - PubMed
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- Psychosocial factors like social support, relationship status, and loss were studied for their association with cancer risk.
- The study involved data from 22 cohorts, totaling 421,799 participants with 35,319 cancer cases.
- No significant association was found between psychosocial factors and overall cancer risk, or breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers.
- Perceived social support (PSS), not being in a relationship, and experiencing a loss were linked to a higher risk of lung cancer.
- Adjustments for known risk factors like family history of cancer reduced the association between psychosocial factors and lung cancer risk.
- The study concludes that psychosocial factors measured at a single point do not significantly increase the risk for most cancers.