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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Assuming you are really a doctor, show me the evidence, what was the sample size, who did the survey, who was reporting the data?

The numbers are overall low, but 7x higher in women among those numbers. I do not have time to do your research for you, feel free to look it up.[/quote]

Translation:  I pulled up the 7x number out of my ear and cannot back it up. [/quote]

Here you go:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091110105401.htm

Men Leave: Separation And Divorce Far More Common When The Wife Is The Patient
A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played in so-called "partner abandonment." The study also found that the longer the marriage the more likely it would remain intact[/quote]

Interesting. What they don’t say is who initiated the divorce. It’s possible that some significant portion of those divorces were initiated by the women, since women initiate the majority of divorces.

Furthermore, people shouldn’t put that much stock in one study. There is a lot of research that reveals plenty of errors when you do some digging. The results don’t surprise me, but I think they give a misleading impression. I personally know many couples in this situation and they remained together.[/quote]

You are ridiculous. The study does not say anything about wives leaving husbands. It says a lot about husbands leaving wives, including that the left wives were more likely to have bad health outcomes, be more depressed, not complete their treatment, etc.[/quote]

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