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ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2019

The impact of marriage on the overall survival of prostate cancer patients: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) analysis.

Yu Liu, Qi Xia, Jianling Xia, Hua Zhu, Haihong Jiang, Xiangjian Chen, Yuancai Zheng, Fangyi Zhang, Shi Li

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Article in Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  5. Marital status and post-radical prostatectomy outcomes: results from the SEARCH database.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yu LiuCancer Center, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Qi XiaCancer Center, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jianling XiaCancer Center, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Hua ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Haihong JiangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiangjian ChenDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yuancai ZhengDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Fangyi ZhangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shi LiDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Wenzhou Medical University · CNUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMarital status has long been associated with positive patient outcomes in several malignances; however, little is known about its influence on prostate cancer. We analyzed data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to evaluate whether married patients with prostate cancer had a better prognosis than unmarried patients.

methodsWe identified 824 554 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1973 and 2012 in the SEER database. Using the Cox proportional hazard models, we analyzed the impact of marital status (single, married, divorced/separated, and widowed) on survival after diagnosis with prostate cancer. Chi-square tests were used to analyze the association between marital status and other variables, and the Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival curves.

resultsMarried men were more likely to be diagnosed with a lower Gleason score and undergo surgery than patients in the other groups (p<0.001). The married group had a lower risk of mortality caused by prostate cancer than the other groups. The five-year survival rate for married patients was higher than that for patients in the other groups.

conclusionsMarital status is a prognostic factor for the survival of prostate cancer patients, as being married was associated with better outcomes.

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