Study: Marriage Might Be a Cancer Fighter

Can your wedding band beat cancer? A new study out of the Cancer Prevention Institute of California has shown single men with cancer have a death rate 27 percent higher than married male patients, while single ladies are 19 percent more likely to die than their married counterparts. If that sounds like a big difference, that's because it is: it's comparable to other mortality factors like stage of disease and type of treatment type, according to the study author Scarlett Lin Gomez. The study of 800,000 Californians also controlled for factors like the financial advantages that marriage can offer (like health insurance). She instead suggested that having someone to drive you to appointments, make sure you take medications, provide nourishing meals, and counsel through the stress could be what makes the difference. For singletons to increase their likelihood of survival, it's suggested that they strengthen their bonds with family and friends.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Study: Marriage Might Be a Cancer Fighter Can your wedding band beat cancer? A new study out of the Cancer Prevention Institute of California has shown single men with cancer have a death rate 27 percent higher than married male patients, while single ladies are 19 percent more likely to die than their married counterparts. The study of 800,000 Californians also controlled for factors like the financial advantages that marriage can offer (like health insurance). The researchers instead theorized that having someone to drive you to appointments, make sure you take medications, provide nourishing meals, and counsel through the stress could be what makes the difference.  For singletons to increase their likelihood of survival, it’s suggested that they strengthen their bonds with family and friends and maintain human contact as much as possible. Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health Is It Living Together or Marriage That's Better for You? READ NOW 5 Relationship Tips From the Happiest Couples    READ NOW How to Support a Loved One With Cancer    READ NOW What Marriage and Divorce Do to Your Brain READ NOW Trending Now • Onions Do What? These Are The Silliest Asthma Myths We've Heard • The Truth Behind "Medicare for All" • 10 Unusual Psychological Tricks to Boost Creativity • What Is Cellulite and How Do I Get Rid of It? • New Senior Activities: Beyond Birthdays, Bingo, and Bible • Quiz: Has Your Marijuana Use Become a Problem? • How to Make a Healthy Greek Gyro Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.