US researchers from Indiana University analyzed data on 3.8m people diagnosed with cancer between 1973 and 2004. They found 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. Previous studies have looked at the impact of marriage on health outcomes. Lead researcher Dr Gwen Sprehn said: “Patients who are going through separation at the time of diagnosis may be a particularly vulnerable population for whom intervention could be prioritized.” The study will be published in the November issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
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