Married people are more likely to survive cancer
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reports today on research from
Indiana University which analysed data on 3.8m people diagnosed with cancer between 1973 and 2004. The study found that married people are more likely to survive cancer, whereas those going through a break-up have the worst chance of beating it.
Also that people who were married had a 63% chance of surviving five years, compared to 45% of people who were separated, the journal
Cancer reported. The team said the stress of break-up probably affected survival rates.
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Source: BBC News
