"Ms. Zwagerman says her friends from Ames have been an essential factor in her treatment and recovery, and research bears her out. In 2006, a study of nearly 3,000 nurses with breast cancer found that women without close friends were four times as likely to die from the disease as women with 10 or more friends. And notably, proximity and the amount of contact with a friend wasn’t associated with survival. Just having friends was protective."
~ Well - What Are Friends For? A Longer Life - NYTimes.com I’d like to reemphasize the last 2 sentences and take a moment to think of the internet: And notably, proximity and the amount of contact with a friend wasn’t associated with survival. Just having friends was protective.
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