A study published by The BMJ suggests that higher levels of psychological distress (anxiety and depression) may be associated with an increased risk of death from certain cancers.

The findings are observational, so no firm conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn. However, the authors say their findings add to the growing evidence that psychological distress could have some predictive capacity for certain physical conditions.

There is some evidence that psychological distress (anxiety and depression) is related to increased rates of cardiovascular disease, but links with different types of cancer are either unclear or untested.

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