A recent study completed by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) has shown that within the United States, adults living alone "were at a higher risk of cancer mortality in several sociodemographic groups, compared to adults living with others." According to the report, led by principal scientist Dr. Hyunjung Lee at the ACS, 38 million households lived alone in 2022, compared to 7 million households in 1960. Middle-aged adults (ages 45-64) "living alone had a 1.43 times higher [cancer mortality] risk" due in part to feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
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