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. | 
