Living alone as a risk factor for cancer incidence, case-fatality and all-cause mortality: A nationwide registry study.

ABSTRACT: Lack of social contacts has been associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, but it is not known whether living alone increases the risk of cancer incidence or case fatality. We examined the association between living alone with cancer incidence, case-fatality and all-cause mortality in eight most common cancers. All patients with their first cancer diagnosis in 2000-2017 were identified from the nationwide Finnish Cancer Registry. Information on living arrangements was derived from Statistics Finland. The incidence analyses were conducted using Poisson regression. The total Finnish population served as the population at risk. Fine-Gray model was used to estimate case-fatality and Cox proportional regression model all-cause mortality. In men, we found an association between hist

SUBMITTER: Elovainio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219898 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature