Prevalence of loneliness and associations with health behaviours and body mass index in 5835 people living with and beyond cancer: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Susan Smith (Author), Phillippa Lally (Author), Andrew Steptoe (Author), Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde (Author), Rebecca J Beeken (Author), Abi Fisher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A cancer diagnosis and its treatment may be an especially isolating experience. Despite evidence that positive health behaviours can improve outcomes for people living with and beyond cancer (LWBC), no studies have examined associations between loneliness and different health beh...