Married Cancer Patients Life Expectancy Increase

Married Cancer Patients Life Expectancy Increase - Married cancer patients have a higher life expectancy than the unmarried. The reason, they got emotional and social support that is essential to maintain the spirit of survival.

Married Cancer Patients Life Expectancy Increase

According to the results of a recent study involving nearly 783 thousand patients with malignant cancer in California, United States. This research was conducted from 2000 to 2009.

Research it recorded higher death risk 27 percent people with cancer in men are not married. For the person with cancer woman who is not married, 19 percent higher risk.

Married Cancer Patients Life Expectancy Increase

"The status of married patients with social and emotional support have a better one. This is an important factor to maintain the life of the cancer patient, "said Scarlett Lin Gomez of the Univesity of California, San Diego who led the research.

Patients who married apparently have a more supportive environment to survive. They also have a more adequate health insurance rather than who is not married.

"However, this study was not the verdict of death for cancer patients with a single status. For these patients can take advantage of his intercourse, then it could increase life expectancy, especially for male patients, "said Maria Elena Martinez of the University of California were involved in the research. (source:reuters.com)