The Association Between Religiosity and Lifelong Cancer Incidence in an Israeli Male Cohort: A Competing Risk Survival Analysis

In this cohort study, a higher level of religiosity was associated with a significantly lower risk of lifelong cancer incidence, independent of a wide range of lifestyle, social, and clinical factors. These findings suggest that psychosocial and biobehavioral pathways associated with a religious lifestyle may play a protective role in cancer etiology.

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Epidemiologia
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2026-03-03
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https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia7020038
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Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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The Association Between Religiosity and Lifelong Cancer Incidence in an Israeli Male Cohort: A Competing Risk Survival Analysis

U. Goldbourt, Gerber Yariv, Lipaz Varkel
Epidemiologia
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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The Association Between Religiosity and Lifelong Cancer Incidence in an Israeli Male Cohort: A Competing Risk Survival Analysis

U. Goldbourt, Gerber Yariv, Lipaz Varkel
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Abstract

In this cohort study, a higher level of religiosity was associated with a significantly lower risk of lifelong cancer incidence, independent of a wide range of lifestyle, social, and clinical factors. These findings suggest that psychosocial and biobehavioral pathways associated with a religious lifestyle may play a protective role in cancer etiology.

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The Association Between Religiosity and Lifelong Cancer Incidence in an Israeli Male Cohort: A Competing Risk Survival Analysis — U. Goldbourt, Gerber Yariv, et al. · Epidemiologia (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS