Marital Status and Survival in Patients With Cancer

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Authors

Ayal A. Aizer · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Ming‐Hui Chen · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Ellen P. McCarthy · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Mallika L. Mendu · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Sophia Koo · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

T.J. Wilhite · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Powell L. Graham

Abstract

Even after adjusting for known confounders, unmarried patients are at significantly higher risk of presentation with metastatic cancer, undertreatment, and death resulting from their cancer. This study highlights the potentially significant impact that social support can have on cancer detection, treatment, and survival.

Topics & Keywords

Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Cancer survivorship and care Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 31, Issue 31, pp. 3869-3876

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.49.6489

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