Căsătoria, parteneriatul civil sau relațiile de lungă durată par să aibă un rol protector ☝🏻

In this Romanian-language monologue, Mihail Pautov discusses a massive U.S. cohort study that followed 62 million adults for eight years, during which 4.2 million were diagnosed with cancer. The study found that individuals who had never been legally married faced a substantially higher risk of developing cancer—68 % higher for men and 83 % higher for women—compared with those who were married. Pautov explains that the analysis compared legal marital status because it is the only clear way to separate people into distinct relationship categories, but he argues that the protective effect likely extends to any long‑term partnership, including cohabitation, civil unions, and same‑sex relationships. He highlights practical advantages of legal recognition—hospital visitation rights, shared property, and financial benefits—and calls for the availability of civil partnership or marriage options so that all couples can access these health‑related protections.










