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Marriage and Cancer Survival

Alexandra
Alexandra CSN Member Posts: 1,308
edited September 2013 in Ovarian Cancer #1

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2430365/Marriage-improves-cancer-survival-rate-20-BETTER-chemotherapy.html

This is not a joke. It's an actual Harvard study. Someone used cancer research money to collect this statistics.

Next time I have to go on chemo, I'll say "no thanks, my husband is already making me nauseous"

 

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  • lovesanimals
    lovesanimals CSN Member Posts: 1,366 Member
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    What the heck?!

    I'm trying to figure why this story disturbs me so much.  I know I don't like the conclusions that are drawn from the study.  While having a loving and supportive spouse is immensely helpful to a cancer patient or to anyone who is seriously ill, "marriage" is not the magic cure-all pill for a cancer patient.

    Kelly

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  • lovesanimals
    lovesanimals CSN Member Posts: 1,366 Member
    #3
    lovesanimals said:

    What the heck?!

    I'm trying to figure why this story disturbs me so much.  I know I don't like the conclusions that are drawn from the study.  While having a loving and supportive spouse is immensely helpful to a cancer patient or to anyone who is seriously ill, "marriage" is not the magic cure-all pill for a cancer patient.

    Kelly

    Missing the point?

    Maybe when I posted above, I was missing the point of the article, which is to state the obvious:  having a circle of supportive and loving family/friends greatly helps a cancer patient's chances of survival?

    Kelly

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  • debrajo
    debrajo CSN Member Posts: 1,095 Member
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    marriage

    What a CROCK!  If marriage "helped" so much, why the Hell did I get it in the first place!  To whoever wrote this artical...I bet YOU are not married!Debra 

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  • GSRon
    GSRon CSN Member Posts: 1,303 Member
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    debrajo said:

    marriage

    What a CROCK!  If marriage "helped" so much, why the Hell did I get it in the first place!  To whoever wrote this artical...I bet YOU are not married!Debra 

    Gosh that article just

    Gosh that article just crapped me out..!  NOT..!  Sounds like some poor misguided journalist at work..  Ron

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  • debrajo
    debrajo CSN Member Posts: 1,095 Member
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    GSRon said:

    Gosh that article just

    Gosh that article just crapped me out..!  NOT..!  Sounds like some poor misguided journalist at work..  Ron

    Sounds to me like some

    Sounds to me like some brainic smart A$$ kids got an easy " A " on a grant for cancer "study" instead of cancer CURE!  If you like paperwork, the government loves to give you money for some dumb reason!

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