A study of the associations between social isolation and loneliness with sex-specific cancer risk in the UK Biobank - PubMed
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- Study examines associations between social isolation, loneliness, and sex-specific cancer risk in UK Biobank participants.
- Social isolation linked to an 8% higher cancer risk, especially in females, affecting breast, lung, uterine, ovarian, bladder, and stomach cancers.
- Loneliness did not show a direct association with cancer risk.
- Socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, and inflammation status largely explain the associations between social isolation and cancer risk.
- Public health strategies to reduce social isolation and promote healthy habits could help lower cancer risk, particularly in women.