GOT CANCER? GET MARRIED!

Study suggests married cancer patients may live longer than single ones.
The New York Times (9/1, D6, Rabin) reports in Vital Signs, "Married cancer patients live longer than single ones, presumably because they have a built-in support system, are more likely to stick to their treatment regimens, and may even be in better health to begin with," according to a study published in the journal Cancer. Data indicated that 65 percent "of married patients survived at least five years after a cancer diagnosis, compared with 57 percent of those who had never been married, 52 percent of the divorced patients and 47 percent of widowed patients."