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In a report by Reuters, the headline read "Emotional Support Helps Breast Cancer Survival" The headline was based on a study of 847 women (442 black women and 405 white women) with breast cancer and how they fared over a 9-year period. The authors wrote "Women in our study who reported low levels of both emotional expression and emotional support experienced 2 to 4 times greater breast cancer mortality than women reporting high levels of both".
-What type of study was this?

A) A randomized study
B) A case-control study
C) An observational study
D) A retrospective study