For Better Health: How Marriage May Lower Your Risk of Cancer
April 14, 2026
International study has found that adults who have never married face a significantly higher risk of developing cancer compared to those who are or have been married, highlighting the growing role of social and behavioural factors in health outcomes.
The study, published in Cancer Research Communications, analysed more than four million cancer cases from over 100 million adults aged 30 and above across 12 U.S. states between 2015 and 2022. Researchers found that never-married individuals recorded markedly higher cancer incidence rates across nearly all major cancer types.
