Post by Tony Crispino on Dec 21, 2013 8:22:24 GMT -8
From the ASCO wire December 6
“For five cancers studied (prostate, breast, colorectal, esophageal, and head/neck cancers), the survival benefit associated with marriage was larger than the published survival benefit of chemotherapy,” noted the study authors.1
www.ascopost.com/issues/november-15,-2013/clear-and-consistent-protective-effect-of-marriage-found-in-patients-with-10-most-clinically-significant-cancers.aspx
Interesting. Better than chemo? I could comment here but my wife is near by. :-)
But I do believe that this article hypothesizes what I already believe. Having the best support available does in fact increase survival.
Tony
“For five cancers studied (prostate, breast, colorectal, esophageal, and head/neck cancers), the survival benefit associated with marriage was larger than the published survival benefit of chemotherapy,” noted the study authors.1
www.ascopost.com/issues/november-15,-2013/clear-and-consistent-protective-effect-of-marriage-found-in-patients-with-10-most-clinically-significant-cancers.aspx
Interesting. Better than chemo? I could comment here but my wife is near by. :-)
But I do believe that this article hypothesizes what I already believe. Having the best support available does in fact increase survival.
Tony