{"id":1873817,"date":"2026-04-09T12:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1873817"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:48:21","slug":"in-sickness-and-in-health-study-links-marriage-to-lower-cancer-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1873817","title":{"rendered":"In sickness and in health: Study links marriage to lower cancer risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/56\/84\/1200x675_cmsv2_04182176-345c-5923-8ee1-03998a6b31b5-9715684.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2884034-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2884034\" data-cid=\"9713985\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2884034-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Health news<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            In sickness and in health: Study links marriage to lower cancer risk <\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/56\/84\/1536x864_cmsv2_04182176-345c-5923-8ee1-03998a6b31b5-9715684.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"People who are or have been married have a lower risk of developing cancer.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              People who are or have been married have a lower risk of developing cancer.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Cleared\/Canva<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Cleared\/Canva\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspMarta Iraola Iribarren\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1775738901\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-09 14:48:21 +02:00\">09\/04\/2026 &#8211; 14:48 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Marital status may be a powerful social determinant of cancer. Rates of the disease are significantly higher among people who were never married, a new study has found.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--health js-article-content\">\n<p>People who are or were once married have a lower risk of developing cancer, according to a new study. This suggests that marital status may be a powerful and overlooked social determinant of cancer.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Miami and published in the journal Cancer Research Communications, found that people who never got married experienced substantially higher cancer incidence.<\/p>\n<p>Men who were never married had a 68% higher cancer incidence. Among women, the figure rose to 85%. <\/p>\n<p>The researchers noted that the link was stronger among those aged 55 and over, suggesting that differences stemming from marital status can accumulate over people&#8217;s course of life. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These findings suggest that social factors such as marital status may serve as important markers of cancer risk at the population level,&#8221; said Paulo Pinheiro, co-author of the study and a professor of cancer epidemiology at the Miller School Department of Public Health Sciences in Miami. <\/p>\n<h2>Is marriage the solution to avoiding cancer?<\/h2>\n<p>The researchers said that the results do not mean people should get married, or that marriage has any inherent secret prevention mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It means that, if you\u2019re not married, you should be paying extra attention to cancer risk factors, getting any screenings you may need, and staying up to date on health care,&#8221; said the University of Miami&#8217;s Frank Penedo, co-author of the study. <\/p>\n<p>According to the researchers, marital status is often treated as a background demographic variable. <\/p>\n<p>However, the findings suggest it could also function as a social exposure factor that can capture dimensions of cancer not fully explained by race, age, and socioeconomic status.<\/p>\n<p>The study analysed data from more than 100 million people across the United States and cancer data from more than 4 million cases diagnosed between 2015 and 2022. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"> Study links exposure to agricultural pesticides to cancer risk <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>They included all malignant cancers diagnosed in adults from the age of 30, approximately the mean age at which people get married for the first time in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Marital status data was divided into two groups: Those who had never married, and those who were once married but no longer are, including separated, divorced and widowed people. <\/p>\n<h2>Do these results apply to all cancers?<\/h2>\n<p>Overall, adults who were never married had higher rates of developing cancer, though the association was stronger for some cancer types than others. <\/p>\n<p>Men who were never married had almost five times the rate of anal cancer compared with married men. For women, not being married was linked to nearly three times the rate of cervical cancer. <\/p>\n<p>Cancer rates for the oesophageal, liver, and lung cancers were roughly double for both sexes among non-married people compared to those who were or are married.<\/p>\n<h2>How does marriage affect cancer rates?<\/h2>\n<p>Marriage has long been associated with better health outcomes, including lower morbidity, longer life expectancy, and higher self-rated health, the authors noted. <\/p>\n<p>The positive factors associated with marriage include increased social support, healthier behaviours such as reduced alcohol and tobacco use, more favourable sexual patterns, and greater economic stability. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Breast cancer cases 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Among women, the figure rose to 85%.\u00a0The researchers noted that the link was stronger among those aged 55 and over, suggesting that differences stemming from marital status can accumulate over people&#8217;s course of life.\u00a0&#8220;These findings suggest that social factors such as marital status may serve as important markers of cancer risk at the population level,&#8221; said Paulo Pinheiro, co-author of the study and a professor of cancer epidemiology at the Miller School Department of Public Health Sciences in Miami.\u00a0Is marriage the solution to avoiding cancer?The researchers said that the results do not mean people should get married, or that marriage has any inherent secret prevention mechanisms.&#8221;It means that, if you\u2019re not married, you should be paying extra attention to cancer risk factors, getting any screenings you may need, and staying up to date on health care,&#8221; said the University of Miami&#8217;s Frank Penedo, co-author of the study.\u00a0According to the researchers, marital status is often treated as a background demographic variable.However, the findings suggest it could also function as a social exposure factor that can capture dimensions of cancer not fully explained by race, age, and socioeconomic status.The study analysed data from more than 100 million people across the United States and cancer data from more than 4 million cases diagnosed between 2015 and 2022.\u00a0They included all malignant cancers diagnosed in adults from the age of 30, approximately the mean age at which people get married for the first time in the US.Marital status data was divided into two groups: Those who had never married, and those who were once married but no longer are, including separated, divorced and widowed people.\u00a0Do these results apply to all cancers?\u00a0Overall, adults who were never married had higher rates of developing cancer, though the association was stronger for some cancer types than others.\u00a0Men who were never married had almost five times the rate of anal cancer compared with married men. For women, not being married was linked to nearly three times the rate of cervical cancer.\u00a0Cancer rates for the oesophageal, liver, and lung cancers were roughly double for both sexes among non-married people compared to those who were or are married.How does marriage affect cancer rates?Marriage has long been associated with better health outcomes, including lower morbidity, longer life expectancy, and higher self-rated health, the authors noted.\u00a0The positive factors associated with marriage include increased social support, healthier behaviours such as reduced alcohol and tobacco use, more favourable sexual patterns, and greater economic stability.\u00a0For some cancers, such as anal and cervical \u2014 both linked to HPV infection \u2014 differences may also reflect variation in exposure.Beyond cancer onset, previous studies have also shown that married patients tend to be diagnosed at earlier stages and experience higher survival rates.\u00a0These advantages are often attributed to spousal support in promoting screening, helping with treatment, and navigating complex care, the study concluded.\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/04\/09\/in-sickness-and-in-health-study-links-marriage-to-lower-cancer-risk&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/56\/84\/1200x675_cmsv2_04182176-345c-5923-8ee1-03998a6b31b5-9715684.jpg&#8221;] Business Spain&#8217;s warning to the West: Close your borders, wreck your economy Iran Confusion reigns over Hormuz reopening as Iran issues new conditions Tech News Court rejects Anthropic appeal over US national security risk label Iran Pro-Iran groups use AI to troll Trump and try to control war narrative Business Spain&#8217;s warning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-1873817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1873817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1873817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1873817\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1873817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1873817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1873817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}