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Using a cross-sectional study design, this study examined the independent associations of functional limitations, loneliness, and social\/emotional support with a self-reported lifetime diagnosis of major depressive disorder among a large sample of U.S. cancer survivors. Data were drawn from the 2023 and 2024 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The analytic sample included 70,620 adult cancer survivors (56.3% female) with depression as the outcome variable. Functional limitations, loneliness, and social\/emotional support were primary explanatory variables. Multivariable logistic regression models estimated adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related covariates. Overall, 21.8% of cancer survivors reported depression. 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