Arecent study showedthatcoloncancerpatientscanimprovetheir chances offightingthe disease by"walkingdown the aisle."
A study conductedby PennState Collegeof MedicineandBrighamYoung Universityinthe United States revealedthat 14percent of peoplewhomarryhave reduced therisk of deathfrom cancer.
Quotedfrom pageDaily Mail,Thursday, June 23, 2011, the researchproved beneficial,both forfemale patientsand men.
The surveyalso notedthat patientswho are marriedhave moremotivationtorecoverandgettreatmentearly.Scientists can notexplainhowmarriagecanhelpsufferers.But, to believe thata spousecanbean importantinformalcaregiversas well aspatient advocatesfortreatingthe illness.
"The keyis to control thecancer is detectedwhenthe diseaseprogression.Having a partnerto helppatientsmakedecisionsmore quicklyso that thedisease wouldbe handledmore quickly," saidSvenWilson,a professoratBrighamYoung Universitywho is alsothe author ofthe study.
The study did notlook atwhetherpeoplewho are marriedare healthierthansingle people.But,that can beknown isa personwhodecidestomarry orkeep running themarriage itselfis morelikelyagainstthe disease.
Arecent study showedthatcoloncancerpatientscanimprovetheir chances offightingthe disease by"walkingdown the aisle."
A study conductedby PennState Collegeof MedicineandBrighamYoung Universityinthe United States revealedthat 14percent of peoplewhomarryhave reduced therisk of deathfrom cancer.
Quotedfrom pageDaily Mail,Thursday, June 23, 2011, the researchproved beneficial,both forfemale patientsand men.
The surveyalso notedthat patientswho are marriedhave moremotivationtorecoverandgettreatmentearly.Scientists can notexplainhowmarriagecanhelpsufferers.But, to believe thata spousecanbean importantinformalcaregiversas well aspatient advocatesfortreatingthe illness.
"The keyis to control thecancer is detectedwhenthe diseaseprogression.Having a partnerto helppatientsmakedecisionsmore quicklyso that thedisease wouldbe handledmore quickly," saidSvenWilson,a professoratBrighamYoung Universitywho is alsothe author ofthe study.
The study did notlook atwhetherpeoplewho are marriedare healthierthansingle people.But,that can beknown isa personwhodecidestomarry orkeep running themarriage itselfis morelikelyagainstthe disease.