Lonely and single middle-aged men are at an increased risk of developing cancer than those in a relationship and with people around them, according to a new study.

新研究发现，孤独的单身中年男性比有伴的中年男性患癌风险更高。

A team from the University of Eastern Finland worked with 2,570 middle-aged men, monitoring their health and mortality from the 1980s to the present day.

东芬兰大学的研究团队调查了2570名中年男性，从20世纪80年代开始就一直监测他们的健康状况和死亡率。

[Photo/Pexels]Over the course of the study, 25% of participants had developed cancer, with 11% of the Finnish men involved dying from the condition.

在研究期间，25%的参与者患上了癌症，其中有11%的芬兰男性死于癌症。

There was a 'clear link' between loneliness and an increased risk of cancer, the team explained, with being lonely increasing the risk of cancer by about 10%.

研究团队解释道，孤独和患癌风险增加之间有"明显关联"，孤独可导致患癌风险增加约10%。

Globally, cancer is the second leading cause of death.

从全球来看，癌症是人类的第二大死因。

Loneliness has been suggested as a risk factor for cancer mortality.

However, connections between loneliness, social isolation, and cancer are poorly understood.

目前已经发现，孤独是导致患癌死亡的一个风险因素，但是人们对孤独、社交隔绝和癌症三者之间的联系知之甚少。

Recent studies have suggested that loneliness could be as significant a health risk as smoking or being overweight, according to the researchers.

近期的研究显示，孤独对健康的危害可能和吸烟、肥胖一样大。

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