Monday, September 21, 2009

If you have cancer, chances of survival are better if you're married.



Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine did a study on how Marital status influences the odds of cancer survival.

They looked at the medical records of nearly 3.8 million cancer patients.

The records showed 57.5% married patients lived 10 years after being diagnosed with cancer.

The others
Never married 51.7%
Divorced were 45.6%
Widowed were 41%
Separated individuals were 36.8%

Odds appear best if you are married.

That is not good news with the divorce rate we have today.

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