Did you know that married men have a lower colorectal cancer mortality when compared to unmarried men? What about the fact that married men have higher rates of colorectal cancer screening? Interesting, right? In fact, studies showing the association between marriage and favorable behavior regarding colon cancer screening have been published as early as 2010.
More recently, a study published in the journal Preventive Medicine found that married men are 9 percent more likely overall to get a colonoscopy than unmarried men. What is more interesting is that specific characteristics of the marriage predicted which men were more likely to adhere to the screening guidelines and actually get a colonoscopy.
Both married men and married women were more likely to have a colonoscopy if their spouse had one in the last five years, or even if the spouse had ever had a colonoscopy in his or her lifetime. Couples with higher net worth were also more likely to have a colonoscopy. This is where the similarities between men and women end, however.
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