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"Let Go, Let God": A Qualitative Study Exploring Cancer Patients' Spirituality and Its Place in the Medical Setting
Toni Marie Cipriano-Steffens1,2, Theresa Carilli3, Fay Hlubocky4,5
1Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. tciprian@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
Abstract:
This study explored the role of God and spirituality in cancer patients to gain deeper insight into how patients use their spirituality to cope during illness, including how they see the medical team meeting their spiritual needs. From our work, some naturally emerging themes included Finding God in Cancer and Healing, Spiritual Support Desired from Medical Community, Doctor as "Gift from God"?, and Communication and the Power of Talk. Cancer patients not only acknowledged a spiritual need, but a desire for it to be addressed by their medical team as part of their treatment.
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