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Cheng S, Yi J, Pace K, Santiago A, Johnny C, Nunez J, et al Impact of loneliness on cancer mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Oncology. 2025;4:e000840. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjonc-2025-000840This article has been corrected since it was published online.In the initial publication of this article, an error occurred in the aggregation of sample sizes reported in the 'Cancer mortality’ section. The value of 2 142 338 was incorrect.The correct total number of patients across all 16 included studies is 1 635 051, as was reported in the main results section. This has been amended in the published article.