The influence of marital status on the survival of patients with esophageal cancer: a population-based, propensity-matched study.

Background And Aims: Multiple studies have shown that marital status is associated with the survival of various types of cancer patients. However, there has not been adequate evidence of the association between marital status and the survival of patients with esophageal cancer (EC). We aimed to investigate the effect of marital status on survival of EC patients.