Women with colorectal cancer fare better if they have social support

(Kaiser Permanente) New research from Kaiser Permanente finds that post-menopausal women with colorectal cancer were more likely to die from their disease or from any cause if they had low social support before diagnosis. The analysis of 1,429 women in the national long-term health study Women's Health Initiative, which included patients from Kaiser Permanente and other health systems, was published in the journal Cancer Jan. 23.

Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 23, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news