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Depression, anxiety, and the risk of cancer: An individual participant data meta-analysis

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    Results No associations were found between depression or anxiety and overall, breast, prostate, colorectal, and alcohol-related cancers. Depression and anxiety (symptoms and diagnoses) were...

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    No associations were found between depression or anxiety and overall, breast, prostate, colorectal, and alcohol-related cancers. Depression and anxiety (symptoms and diagnoses) were associated with the incidence of lung cancer and smoking-related cancers (hazard ratios [HRs], 1.06–1.60). However, these associations were substantially attenuated when additionally adjusting for known risk factors including smoking, alcohol use, and body mass index (HRs, 1.04–1.23).

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      … if you are anxious you have one less thing to worry about. Note this idea has been circulating a long time, as in this alt-health classic...

      … if you are anxious you have one less thing to worry about. Note this idea has been circulating a long time, as in this alt-health classic

      https://www.amazon.com/Happy-people-rarely-get-cancer/dp/0875960472

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