When It Comes To Fighting Cancer Your Spouse Is Strong Medicine

Do you want to fight the good fight against cancer? Say, “I do.”  No really, say “I do” as in- do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?  By saying “I do” you could be making a big difference in your fight against cancer.

CBS News says research shows married people seem to have a marked survival advantage.

Researchers with the Cancer Prevention Institute of California say single men with cancer had a death rate 27 percent higher than married male patients. The death rate for single female patients was 19 percent higher than their married counterparts. That’s pretty significant, so why does it happen?

The study determined that this “survival advantage” wasn’t a matter of money or resources available for expensive medical treatments. Instead, science points to emotion – it appears the improved survivability of married cancer patients stems solely from the emotional bonds of matrimony.