Psychosocial factors and the risk of cancer: An individual‐participant data meta‐analysis
For most types of cancer, psychosocial factors (measured at a single point in time) were not associated with increased risk. PSS, currently not in a relationship, and loss were associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, although most effects attenuated when adjusting for several known risk factors.
Authors
- Emma L. Twait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3071-2717)
- Philipp Frank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8824-8673)
- Trynke R. de Jong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8361-6895)
- Philip Awadalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9946-6393)
- Andrew Steptoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-4943)
- Sean Hellingman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2560-2927)
- Annemarie I. Luik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7517-197X)
- Ottar Bjerkeset (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-4980)
- L. Portengen
- Maartje Basten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-7048)
- Erik R. Sund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-5139)
- Lonneke A. van Tuijl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-0886)
- Robert A. Schoevers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0760-9866)
- Martijn Huisman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9285-6759)
- Yves Payette
- Nolwenn Noisel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3143-6347)
- Steinar Krokstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2932-6675)
- Roel C.H. Vermeulen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4082-8163)
- Annelieke M. Roest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7997-8559)
- Ellen Sweeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-0011)
- Jessica Abell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2125-2229)
- K.C Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7550-4281)
- Kimberly D. van der Willik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4479-2914)
- Melanie R. Keats (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-5324)
- Henrike Galenkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5904-3465)
- Mandy Spaan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3872-005X)
- Karien Stronks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0921-2232)
- Adelita V. Ranchor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7048-3771)
- M. J. A. M. Geerlings
- Femke Lamers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4344-5766)
- R. Ruiter
- Alison Teyhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-3139)
- Ina Rissanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6869-0437)
- Bert Garssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5844-5289)
- Joost Dekker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-0027)
- Yunsong Cui
- A de Graeff
- Andy Boyd
- Judith G. M. Rosmalen
- Aartjan T. F. Beekman
- Adriaan W Hoogendoorn
- Almar A. L. Kok
- B. W. J. H. Penninx
- Flora E. van Leeuwen
- David Soave
- Anke Huss
- W. M. Monique Verschuren
- Adri C. Voogd
Institutions
- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Levanger Hospital (NO)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Nord University (NO)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Maasstad Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Department of Public (IN)
- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (NL)
- Rodenburg Biopolymers (Netherlands) (NL)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University College London (GB)
- Wilfrid Laurier University (CA)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.70271
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00